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 ...
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Two New Deep Ocean Coral-Dwelling Bacteria Species With Incredibly Tiny Genomes Discovered
There are some seriously strange lifeforms lurking in the depths of our oceans – ghost sharks and upside-down isopods, anyone ...
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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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 ...
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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Over 40% of coral species face extinction – IUCN Red List
Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢ reveals following a global assessment announced today at the ongoing ...
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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 ...