Scientists discover unusual new bacteria in deep-sea coral
Marine biologists found the new bacteria in the tissue of two soft coral species that live in complete darkness in the Gulf ...
World’s largest coral discovered and it’s longer than a blue whale
At 111 feet wide, 104 feet long, 18 feet high, and 600 feet around this stunning organism in the southwest Pacific Ocean is ...
Highly Unusual New Species of Bacteria Discovered in the Dark Depths of the Ocean
Microbes unable to break down carbohydrates belong to a newly identified family of marine bacteria. A German-American ...
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World's largest coral just discovered in the Pacific is so big, it can be seen from space
The world's largest coral has been found in the southwest Pacific Ocean, and scientists say the massive organism is visible ...
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Two New Deep Ocean Coral-Dwelling Bacteria Species With Incredibly Tiny Genomes Discovered
The team stumbled upon them while studying colonies of the soft coral species Callogorgia delta and Callogorgia Americana, which exist at depths ranging from 300 to 900 meters (984 to 2,953 feet ...
World’s largest coral found in the Pacific
For at least three centuries, it grew in secret on the seabed of the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Now, the largest coral ever ...
Chlorine and cocoa butter may help disease-ridden corals
SCTLD is a highly lethal disease in corals that was first spotted in 2014. According to NOAA, it affects over 20 coral ...
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World's largest coral found 'hiding in plain sight' near Solomon Islands for 300 years
The Solomon Islands have the world’s second-highest coral diversity, with more than 490 species of hard and soft corals.The ...