Shipworm threatens archaeological treasures

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 11:36 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The dreaded shipworm is moving into the Baltic Sea, threatening artefacts of the area's cultural heritage. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, suspect that the unfortunate spread is due to climate change, and are currently involved in an EU project to determine which archaeological remains are at risk.

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