But while blanching most veggies involves dunking them in boiling water, this method utilizes steam. Here's what to do: Wash and chop your mushrooms into your desired size. Bring a pot of water to ...

The coral-eating starfish are known to severely damage reef ecosystems if not promptly managed. “Outbreaks like this are extremely destructive to reef ecosystems,” said Adzmin Fatta, Programme ...

Rather than disappear completely, coral reefs as they exist today will likely evolve into something very different, marine scientists on four continents told AFP. This would happen as slow-growing ...

Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu are charged with conspiracy, smuggling, making false statements and visa fraud for allegedly bringing the fungus Fusarium graminearum into the U.S. Jian, 33, was ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Two Chinese researchers have been charged with smuggling a fungus known to be a “potential agroterrorism weapon” into the U.S. with the alleged intent of studying it ...

Since the coral programme began in 2011, Taronga’s CryoDiversity Bank has been intruding annually on the Great Barrier Reef’s spawning, when corals send eggs and sperm into the waters for ...

The cargo vessel “MV.AYAR LINN” ran aground on coral reefs in Jak Bay, Surin Islands National Park in Phangnga Province on June 1, 2025. Approximately 150 square meters of coral reef suffered ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged two Chinese researchers on Tuesday with smuggling a crop-killing fungus into the U.S. last summer — charges that come amid heightened political ...

Rows of tanks filled with liquid nitrogen sit in temperature-controlled chambers at Sydney's Taronga zoo, cradling parts of the Great Barrier Reef's diverse and magnificent corals frozen in time.

Coral frozen in time throws lifeline for Great Barrier Reef. Sydney (AFP) – Rows of tanks filled with liquid nitrogen sit in temperature-controlled chambers at Sydney's Taronga zoo, cradling ...