These fluorescing pigments clearly help expand the ecological niches and habitats where coral can thrive, such as in the deep sea, he adds. The group's work is the subject of an exhibit at London ...

Soft coral species in the deep sea exhibit bioluminescence, which researchers studied using remote-controlled underwater rovers. Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on ...

Scientists map world's largest known deep-sea coral habitat NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Temple University ... people have this concept of the deep sea is this vast, featureless, muddy, dark, ...

Largest deep-sea coral reef: How it was discovered The reef is too deep to explore by scuba diving, and that's why the mapping was done using 31 multi-beam sonars, according to the news release.

This 'Secret Garden' of Coral May Be 1,000 Years Old. The underwater footage shows a rare look at the thriving deep-sea life contained in the Gulf of Mexico's dark depths.

Mining conducted on the floors of deep seas could create "dark oxygen" containing metals that could impact the quality of ...

Cold-water coral traps itself on mountains in the deep sea. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 02 / 240214122625.htm ...

It's hard to imagine a coral reef this size going largely undetected until now, but it's a sign of just how much of the ocean remains unmapped. World's largest deep-sea coral reef mapped 100 miles ...

Deep-sea diving can be an incredible experience with countless coral beds and marine life to explore. However, as one diver recently discovered, these explorations aren’t without their risks. A ...

CORDES: Well, people have this concept of the deep sea is this vast, featureless, muddy, dark, scary place (laughter). DETROW: Yeah, I'm thinking of those, you know, strange fluorescent fish and ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Temple University biology professor Erik Cordes about the discovery of the world's largest known deep-sea coral habitat.