The scent from a giant sea snail may be key to convincing coral-reef-munching starfish to move along and find something else to snack on. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news ...

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A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said Monday, with a trial underway to breed thousands of the rare species. Predatory crown-of-thorns ...

Hot jumpers Snails on the Great Barrier Reef are able to leap the equivalent of their own body height to escape toxic predators. And the latest research suggests that they will be able to keep jumping ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is responsible for depletion of 40 percent of the coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef over the ...

Australia's reef is big, beautiful and on its deathbed. The reef can still heal itself, but not without our help. Daniel Van Boom is an award-winning Senior Writer based in Sydney, Australia. Daniel ...

A canopy is used to shade a partially bleached elkhorn coral in the Dry Tortugas in August 2023 as part of a U.S. Geological Survey study looking at whether shading can be used to help coral recover ...

The Hawaiian tiger cowry is one of the largest cowries in the world, and one of Hawai‘i’s most famous shells. Most people have seen them for sale in shell shops, jewelry stores and variety stores, as ...

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