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 ...
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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Scientists Discover World’s Largest Coral in Solomon Islands, Visible from Space
Scientists have found the world’s largest coral in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. Visible from the space, the giant coral is a ...
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The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean
Still other animals use light as a beacon to find mates. Many deep-sea soft coral species light up briefly when bumped — or when stroked with a paintbrush. That’s what scientists used, attached to a ...
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Bigger than blue whale: World’s largest coral is so huge it’s visible from space
In a stunning discovery, the world’s largest coral has been found thriving in the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific ...
Scientists discover world's largest coral in Solomon Islands, spanning over 34 meters
Researchers have discovered the world's largest coral colony in the southwest Pacific Ocean, in the waters of the Solomon ...
World's largest coral, found in the Pacific, was 'hiding in plain sight' for 300 years
From the surface, “it looked like a shipwreck,” said Molly Timmers, lead scientist of the Pristine Seas expedition. But the ...
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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 ...