This study, by Dr. Murray Roberts of the Scottish Association for Marine Science in Argyll, UK, was titled, " Reefs of the Deep: The Biology and Geology of Cold-Water Coral Ecosystems." ...

These corals — surviving at depths from 540 to more than 9,840 meters below sea level — are some of the most diverse, dense, and pristine assemblages of cold-water corals in the world. Alaska corals ...

This post contributed by Nadine Lymn, ESA Director of Public Affairs Typically the size of a football field and reaching a height of several hundred meters, the production life of an offshore oil or ...

Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ...

Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn ...

Atlantic coral species are particularly highly threatened due to annual severe bleaching events, pollution and the impacts of disease. Red List assessments of cold-water corals, which are found in ...

A portable coral aquaculture system that can be packed away and moved in sea containers to remote areas to help with coral reef restoration is being ...