New Study Uncovers How Shipworms Plagued Seafarers for Millennia
June 18, 2024
June 18, 2024
ORONO, Maine, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release:
For thousands of years, shipworms -- a family of mollusks found in oceans -- sank wooden vessels, ravaged wharfs and shipwrecked sailors. They even devastated the Spanish Armada in the 16th century. Exactly how they have been able to wreak such havoc has remained a mystery, until now.
A new study published in the journal International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation revea . . .
For thousands of years, shipworms -- a family of mollusks found in oceans -- sank wooden vessels, ravaged wharfs and shipwrecked sailors. They even devastated the Spanish Armada in the 16th century. Exactly how they have been able to wreak such havoc has remained a mystery, until now.
A new study published in the journal International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation revea . . .