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Title Caused the destruction of the ships of Christopher Columbus...The mystery of ship worms is still unsolved Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Teller Report Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 24/07/21 Description The shipworm has caused many disasters for ships, docks and wooden structures throughout history, and members of an international scientific team have recently tried to solve the mystery of its superior ability to devour wood without success, but they continue to search. URL https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2021-07-24-caused-the-destruction-of-the-ships-of-christopher-columbus----the-mystery-of-ship-worms-is-still-unsolved.HJzn0QIKRu.html Persons Reuben Shipway Title Efficiently destructive - the shipworm Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Orkney News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 22/07/21 Description Reuben Shipway is part of a research team investigating this incredible creature – and its important role in mangrove forest ecosystems and responsible for cycling a huge amount of carbon worldwide URL https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/07/22/efficiently-destructive-the-shipworm/ Persons Reuben Shipway Title Shipworms Cause Ships to Sink, Wharves to Collapse; Mystery Remains for Thousands of Years Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Science Times Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 19/07/21 Description For thousands of years already, shipworms have been causing ships to sink and wharves to collapse with their voracious appetites. A ScienceAlert report said, at present, it remains unknown how these "termites of the sea" devour so much woody plant material as quickly as they do. Producer/Author Marie Morales URL https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/32344/20210719/shipworms-cause-ships-sink-wharves-collapse-mystery-remains-thousands-years.htm Persons Reuben Shipway Title The two-thousand-year-old mystery of the havoc-wreaking worm Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet ScienceDaily Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 13/07/21 Description Humans have known for over two thousand years that shipworms, a worm-like mollusk, are responsible for damage to wooden boats, docks, dikes and piers. Yet new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst published in Frontiers in Microbiology reveals that we still don't know the most basic thing about them: how they eat. URL https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210713145750.htm Persons Reuben Shipway Title Uk Scientists Claim Further Research On Shipworms To Lead To Cleaner Fuels, Improved Antibiotic Drugs Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Baird Maritime Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 13/07/21 Description Scientists at the University of Portsmouth trying to unravel how shipworms “eat” wood have found no known mechanism in the species’ gut. URL https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/marine-research-and-training/uk-scientists-claim-further-research-on-shipworms-to-lead-to-cleaner-fuels-improved-antibiotic-drugs/ Persons Reuben Shipway Title We now know what we don’t know about one of Earth’s most rampant destroyers Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Pattaya Mail Media type Web Country/Territory Thailand Date 13/07/21 Description Scientists trying to unravel one of nature’s most basic processes – how the humble shipworm, feared for millennia by seafarers, ‘eats’ wood – have found no known mechanism in their gut. URL https://www.pattayamail.com/science/we-now-know-what-we-dont-know-about-one-of-earths-most-rampant-destroyers-363247 Persons Reuben Shipway Title Wreaking havoc for centuries, UMass scientists still can’t figure out how this worm turns Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet www.masslive.com Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 13/07/21 Description Humans have known for over 2,000 years that shipworms, a worm-like mollusk, are responsible for damage to wooden boats, docks, dikes and piers. New research published in Frontiers in Microbiology reveals, however, that we still don’t know the most basic thing about them: how they eat. URL https://www.masslive.com/living/2021/07/wreaking-havoc-for-centuries-umass-scientists-still-cant-figure-out-how-this-worm-turns.html Persons Reuben Shipway