The research team studied several colonies of two soft coral species ... Vohsen et al, Discovery of deep-sea coral symbionts from a novel clade of marine bacteria with severely reduced genomes ...

Some corals produce chemicals called diterpenoids that have shown promise in fighting cancer and reducing inflammation, but ...

Some corals produce chemicals called diterpenoids that have shown promise in fighting cancer and reducing inflammation, but ...

Marine biologists found the bacteria in the tissue of two soft coral species that live ... two new and unusual species of bacteria in deep-sea coral in the Gulf of Mexico. The discovery, announced ...

Soft corals produce diterpenoids, chemicals that could be used to treat human disease. Now, scientists have identified the ...

A deep-sea expedition to one of Earth's most remote island chains has surfaced stunning pictures of the vibrant ecosystems ...

Marine experts say governments must protect fragile ecosystems from destructive practices such as bottom trawling and deep ...

The fate of coral reefs has been written with a degree of certainty rare in climate science: at 1.5 degrees Celsius of global ...

The research team studied several colonies of two soft coral species ... many of which live in the dark and nutrient-poor deep sea, are thought to rely on bacteria to convert nutrients or obtain ...

The deep-sea coral Callogorgia delta is often found ... The research team studied several colonies of two soft coral species, Callogorgia delta and Callogorgia Americana, which are found in ...