BYRON BAY, Australia — The Great Barrier Reef is literally being eaten alive. Deadly starfish are feasting on parts of the world’s largest reef system, which is already threatened by rising ocean ...

Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday in a discovery that offers hope for Australia's struggling Great Barrier Reef.

Experience the only living coral reef in the continental U.S. at this historic state park.

Reprinted from Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43/3 1992. "Papers from a symposium on Reproduction, Recruitment and Hydrodynamics in the Crown-of-thorns Phenomenon, held on 22-23 ...

It comes as a fresh outbreak of the coral-consuming creatures threatens to move south, potentially menacing tourism sites off Townsville and the Whitsundays. New research from the Australian Institute ...

Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the pest's genetics. Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of ...

A mother-daughter team of citizen scientists has discovered a single coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef stretching more ...

Life cycle of coral with crown-of-thorns starfish. Beginning with healthy coral, heatwave events induce coral bleaching, causing coral death and algal colonisation. Corals then collapse and create ...

For this project, Matt Clements received funding for a PhD scholarship from the University of Sydney and partial support from the Ian Potter Foundation crown-of-thorns starfish grants through the ...

Credit must be given to the creator. Adaptations must be shared under the same terms. A school of stripey snapper, Lutjanus carpotonatus, on the Great Barrier Reef An aggregation of crown-of-thorns ...

A new technology that adds crushed starfish skeletons to winter road salt can minimize damage to streets and the environment.