Researchers solve 2,000-year-old mystery of the shipworm

Researchers solve 2,000-year-old mystery of the shipworm

They bedeviled ancient Greek navies, helped shipwreck Christopher Columbus, aided in the sinking of the Spanish Armada and caused the wharves in San Francisco Bay to collapse into the sea, but until now, scientists have been unable to pinpoint exactly how shipworms — a family of mollusks — are able to cause such damage. A … Read more