This latest type of black coral is unique in that it thrives in warm waters such as the Red Sea, which has a temperature of 22 °C. Scientists were aiming to explore deep-sea ecosystems of the ...

Taken by the deep-sea ROV Global Explorer, this image offered the scientists the first glimpse of the black coral species in its natural habitat. Image courtesy of Illuminating Biodiversity in ...

From the deep flanks of the atolls and islands of the tropical Pacific, live corals as old as Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza. At 4,000 years old, the Leiopathes sp. black corals beat the quahog ...

Deep-sea black corals are among the oldest animals on earth: One specimen has been dated at 4,265 years old. As they grow, corals incorporate ocean elements into their skeletons.

Using a remote-controlled submarine, my colleagues and I discovered five new species of black corals living as deep as 2,500 feet (760 meters) below the surface in the Great Barrier Reef and Coral ...

First completely remote at-sea science expedition in Australia's coral sea marine park Jun 25, 2020 New species discovered during exploration of abyssal deep sea canyons off Ningaloo ...

The white coloring is healthy—deep-sea corals don’t rely on symbiotic algae so they can’t bleach! Credit: NOAA. Unlike the colorful reefs found in sunlit tropical waters, this one is mostly made up of ...

A gold coral (Gerardia sp.) from 400 m in Hawaii est. 2700 years old. It hasn’t been too long since Brendan Roark first reported that deep-sea corals off Hawaii are clocking in as the world’s oldest ...

For the first time, scientists have been able to validate the age of the mysterious deep sea black corals found in the Gulf of Mexico. A new study puts them at a venerable 2,000 years old.

Amid the incredible areas is a 160-mile-long dense coral reef known as the Million Mounds that stretches from Florida to Georgia and is the world’s largest known continuous deep-sea coral reef.

New study first to reveal growth rates of deep-sea coral communities Date: November 11, 2019 Source: University of Hawaii at Manoa Summary: Researchers revealed for the first time growth rates of ...

A deep-sea expedition to one of Earth's most remote island chains has surfaced stunning pictures of the vibrant ecosystems surrounding hydrothermal vents that scientists didn't even know were there.