It’s an organic gem like a pearl. But instead of residing in a shell, this Hawaii gem grows slowly like a miniature tree deep ...

The world's biggest coral — an organism made up of about a billion polyps — is about three times bigger than the previous record-holder and was discovered by chance during an expedition off ...

Groundwater input to coral reefs directly affects water chemistry and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, ...

On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

Now oceanic researchers have just discovered the largest single coral organism ever, so big you can even see it from space. More for You Georgia student nails $800,000 kick on 'College GameDay' on ...

The as-yet-unnamed coral takes the crown from the previous record-holder, an organism in American Samoa affectionately known as “Big Momma” that’s around 21 feet tall.

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures ...

At 112 by 105 feet, this mega coral is longer than a blue whale, Earth’s largest animal. It is so enormous that it can be seen from space—yet it was long hidden from view.

And check-up day is pretty much every day at the zoo. “This is a sloth, and she has a bit of a baby on her,” said Renee Bumpus, Chief Animal Conservation Officer Palm Beach Zoo.