The Middle East and Red Sea region hold some of the world’s most vibrant and diverse coral reefs—and many snorkelers don’t even realize it. While tropical destinations often take the spotlight, this ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

Scientists are conducting a pioneering large-scale deep-sea coral restoration in the Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which damaged 1,994 square kilometers (770 ...

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 ...

IN the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners, and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.

With such corals under increasing threat from climate change and deep-sea trawling, mining, and drilling, better understanding D. dianthus could help ensure its survival worldwide.

A German-American research team has discovered two highly unusual bacterial species in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from the Gulf of Mexico. These previously unknown coral symbionts have an ...

A German-American research team has discovered two remarkable species of bacteria in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from the Gulf of Mexico. These previously unknown symbionts of the corals ...

After the 2010 BP oil spill damaged the entire ecosystem in the northern portion of the Gulf, scientists are working to restore the area's coral.

A new database documents 16,000 proteins from deep-sea organisms that could yield new inventions.

However, because deep-sea coral has been so understudied, the process takes longer. Typically, during restoration, scientists will analyze healthy habitats to better understand the baseline.

Scientists from the Southeastern states and other leading deep-sea ecologists have requested permanent protections for the region’s deep coral oases and the broader Blake Plateau ecosystem ...