Recently published in Science Advances, work by Dr. Harvell and her colleagues showed that anomalously warm sea surface temperatures coincided with the peak declines due to disease of the predatory sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides). The precipitous decline of this important subtidal predator may have large ecosystem-level consequences. Learn more about this work covered by The Atlantic, The Seattle Times, The Guardian, and in this stunning video coverage by the Hakai Institute.