Crown of Thorns is a succulent tropical shrub that's charmed gardeners for centuries. Native to Madagascar, this hardy plant is celebrated for its resilience and is said to bring both good luck ...

These thorny vines make possible a wonderfully meditative craft of weaving a decorative crown of thorns for Lent. This can be done with trifoliate orange (like I use for my arrangement), known as ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish populations are again flourishing along the Great Barrier Reef. Symon Dworjanyn is a professor of marine ecology at Southern Cross university. "Crown-of-thorns starfish ...

However, that couldn't be further from the truth. Crown of thorns are a variety of succulent that has gorgeous flowering seasons, not dissimilar to orchids, and they are surprisingly easy to care for.

Small crabs could be the invisible force controlling crown-of-thorns starfish, according to a new study from multiple Australian research institutes. The paper, published in scientific journal PNAS ...

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

A Crown of Thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, feeds on several species of Montipora corals. The image was taken off the coast of Okinawa near Sesoko Island. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!