Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

More information: Samuel A. Vohsen et al, Discovery of deep-sea coral symbionts from a novel clade of marine bacteria with ...

A coral called Lophelia pertusa has been found growing on buoys left at the Darwin Mounds eight years ago New growths of a rare cold water coral have been discovered for the first time at a deep ...

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Scientists are surveying a rare deep water coral reef off the coast of Scotland to see if it has recovered following years of trawler damage. Known as the Darwin Mounds, the corals were discovered ...