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

"Many [deep-sea corals] live for hundreds of years, with some colonies living over 4,000 years," NOAA says, with latest discovery revealing nearly 84,000 individual coral mound peak features.

A recent study suggests that deep-sea corals from 540 million years ago might have been the first animals to glow. Marine creatures use light for various purposes, such as startling predators ...

Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. coast. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

Black, Deep-Sea Coral That Can Live in Warm Waters Discovered. Published Nov 01, 2022 at 11:39 AM EDT Updated Nov 02, 2022 at 11:34 AM EDT. By .

Deep-reef coral hates the light, prefers the shade Date: October 16, 2011 Source: BioMed Central Summary: Bird's nest coral is common throughout the Indo-Pacific and is able to live across a range ...

Smithsonian Expedition Yields a New Species of Deep-Sea Coral. Collected from the deep waters off Puerto Rico, the species is a member of an enigmatic, and threatened, group of corals.

But first, scientists recently discovered the largest known deep sea coral reef in the world. It’s called Million Mounds, and it stretches all the way from Miami to Charleston, South Carolina. It’s ...

Hotter oceans are threatening coral around the world this summer. A new project is seeking to preserve coral by deep-freezing them, in the hope that one day they can help restore reefs.

Scientists are racing to save coral reefs by deep freezing them for the future As oceans get hotter, coral reefs are suffering. Scientists are working on ways to preserve coral by freezing and ...