Crown-of-thorns starfish have been reproducing at high levels, causing trouble for coral reefs surrounding Guam, so the more ...

Meet the crown-of-thorns starfish. But don t ever touch one. This huge, 18-inch-wide starfish comes covered in sharp venomous spines that can land you in the hospital if you tried to pick one up ...

The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) is wreaking havoc on coral reefs, fueled by warming oceans and explosive reproduction rates. Enter COTSBot, the robot assassin designed to hunt and neutralize ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish populations are again flourishing along the Great Barrier Reef. Symon Dworjanyn is a professor of marine ecology at Southern Cross university. "Crown-of-thorns starfish ...

An aggregation of crown-of-thorns starfish feeding on a plate coral on the Great Barrier Reef A crown-of-thorns starfish feeding on a plate coral on the Great Barrier Reef Crown-of-thorns starfish ...

A recent workshop at the University of Guam Marine Laboratory has led to the formation of a specialized team to address the ...

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Australian researchers are designing a global real-time monitoring system to help save the world's coral reefs from further decline, primarily due to ...

Insights into reproductive trends, predation patterns, and climatic triggers observed prior to a crown-of-thorns outbreak are ...

According to an expert, the hunting of crown-of-thorns starfish has helped restore some of the coral reef that had been devastated by environmental changes. Takashi Nakamura, an associate ...

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