Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While we know ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in the prestigious ...

Environmental DNA, or eDNA, can help us detect species by the traces they leave behind in their surroundings. This ...

Dr Uthicke said they then settled on areas of coral rubble ... research which looked at what crab species would eat juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish in aquariums, scientists went out on the ...

jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is a voracious feeder that can eat living corals because of ...

A tiny molecule called bombesin links starfish and humans in appetite control, revealing a surprising evolutionary connection.

Before the revival of rāhui, a loss of biodiversity was reflected in declining fish stocks in the waters of the Taiairapu Peninsula, along with a proliferation of coral-eating starfish and the ...