It’s a tactic humans have tried time and again thanks to its apparent simplicity: Dislike a pest? Enlist something that will eat it. The starfish, which boast 13 to 21 arms, gorge on coral. “They ...

The crown-of-thorns starfish is one of the leading causes of coral loss on the Reef, and up to 150,000 of the pests can spread over just one square kilometre during an outbreak. Now the Federal ...

A giant sea snail might prove the saviour in the fight against the crown-of-thorns starfish which pose a significant threat to Queensland's Great Barrier Reef. The giant triton sea snail is a natural ...