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The Crowns of Thorns starfish is a known destroyer of coral reefs. A scuba diver may find this starfish in a marine park so background knowledge of the animal is useful.

Australia spends millions of dollars every year to monitor and control the Crown-of-Thorns starfish when its population threatens coral reefs.

New Jersey indie rockers Crown of Thorns add a blues groove to the mix on the twelve original tracks of their third album, "Blood and Gold."

Giant Tritons eat Crown-of-thorns Starfish which in turn eat Corals. Shell-collecting is therefore contributing to the worldwide destruction of Coral Reefs.

Some species of starfish wreak havoc on shellfish populations and coral reefs when an abundance of food and shortages of predators fail to keep their numbers in check.

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Easter week is a high and a low, a party and a sombre remembrance of the crucifixation Christ, this centuries old tradition of parading ornate statues isn't dying out.

A scholar's account of what the Shroud of Turin bears witness to: the torture of our Lord.

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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most fascinating natural habitats in the world, but can this abundant underwater ecosystem be protected from coral bleaching?

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Talented Strapping Young Lad guitarist Jed Simon has joined forces with an A-Team of metal heavyweights to deliver his long awaited thrash throwback project.

Plants and trees play an important role in the telling of the Christmas story. Among them are the Christmas tree, the Yule Log and the mstletoe, iIvy and holly.

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If the world's levels of CO2 rise above 450 ppm, it will destroy coral reef systems, a group of Australian scientists warns, after experiments simulating its effect.

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Bob Black Jack, who placed second in the Santa Anita Derby April 5, made the Kentucky Derby Twenty list as Georgie Boy's pulled back muscle eliminated him from the races.

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For centuries many Catholics have prayed the Rosary out of obligation, others find it antiquated. What is the purpose of this practice in today's world?

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The Holy Rosary was originally given to the church in the year 1214 A.D., but it was in 2002 that they assumed their complete new form under Pope John Paul II.

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The owners of the most important relics of Christianity and leading financiers. The Knights Templar were the most powerful Order of the medieval era.

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