Hawaiian gold coral in the deep ocean. (Photo credit: HURL) Layers of coral skeleton laid down over the past 1,000 years can be seen in this polished section of a deep sea coral. (Photo by M. McCarthy ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

The orb's gold color is also a mystery ... nutrient-rich water that sustained a thriving ecosystem of deep-sea corals and a nursery for Pacific white skates (Bathyraja spinosissima) — little ...

The possibility of a gold rush at the ... many creatures live in the deep seabed, including microbes, sea worms, mollusks, octopuses, other-worldly fish species, coral and the adorable Casper ...

Some of the invertebrates, like corals or sponges, live for thousands of years. Like the rainforest, the deep sea is also extremely ... [which contain silver, gold, and other minerals].

But more than a decade of mapping and exploration "revealed one of the largest deep-sea coral reef habitats found to date anywhere in the world," NOAA Ocean Exploration operations chief Kasey ...

The colonial false gold coral Savalia displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in 2009. Sönke Johnsen, CC BY-ND Octocorals can create coral gardens and animal forests in the oceans, particularly in ...

The nodules are also a unique habitat, like coral gardens in miniature ... CIA plot to recover a Russian nuclear submarine, using deep-sea mining as a cover story. The CIA leased a ship for ...

Backers of deep-sea mining say it could help provide the gold, copper and other minerals ... ripple through shallower ecosystems such as the coral reefs that ring the islands of the South Pacific ...

The East Coast of the United States is known for its miles of gorgeous beaches, but now something beneath the surface has been discovered that makes it even more of a jewel. Thanks to 3D imagery ...