Plot twist: the mass die-off of over 5 billion sea stars wasn’t a virus, but a sneaky bacteria called Vibrio pectenicida! For a decade, scientists were stumped as sea stars literally lost their arms and vanished from the Pacific coast. Now that they’ve cracked the case, there’s hope for saving these underwater vacuum cleaners—and maybe even bringing back the kelp forests they helped protect. Nature drama, solved! #Science #SeaStars #ScienceNews