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Scientists Unravel 2,000-Year-Old Shipworm Mystery: The World’s Most Destructive Mollusk


Unlocking the secrets of the world's most fascinating and destructive mollusk could impact everything from climate change to public health. They bedeviled ancient Greek navies, helped shipwreck Christopher Columbus, aided in the sinking of the Spanish Armada, and caused the wharves in San Francisco

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