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 ...

A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. Dr. Mark Meekan and Dr. Emily ...

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 ...

An emerging crown of thorn scourge between Cairns and Lizard Island has taken hold, with the “exquisitely adapted” animals capable of flattening key sections of the 240km long biologically and ...

Divers clutch wooden spears as they hunt hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands already weakened by climate change.

The island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is experiencing an outbreak of crown-of-thorns-starfish (taramea, Acanthaster planci), which could jeopardize the survival of its surrounding coral reef.

Crown-of-thorns starfish capable of producing hundreds of millions of eggs are spreading across key reef sections near Cairns has prompted an urgent response from authorities. An emerging crown of ...