Crown-of-thorns starfish

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Great Barrier Reef A $42 Billion Asset ‘too Big To Fail’

Australia's under-pressure Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth Aus$56 billion (US$42 billion) and as an ecosystem and...

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Great Barrier Reef Can No Longer Be Saved

The Great Barrier Reef can no longer be saved in its present form and is damaged beyond repair, scientists have warned....

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Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Worse Than First Thought

Coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef is worse than first thought and the impact will accelerate unless...

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Vinegar Offers Hope In Barrier Reef Starfish Battle

Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday...

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Reef Damage Could Cost Australia A Million Tourists

Mass coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could cost the region more than a million tourists a year and up...

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Gene Sleuths Open Line of Attack On Coral-Killing Starfish

The beast goes by the Latin monicker of Acanthaster planci, but it is known to us as the crown-of-thorns -- a venomous...

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Australia Sees Second Year of Barrier Reef Bleaching

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is experiencing an unprecedented second straight year of mass coral bleaching,...

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Great Barrier Reef At Risk of WORST-EVER Coral Bleaching This Year

The Great Barrier Reef could be struck by its worst-ever blast of coral bleaching as early as this year, experts have...