This latest type of black coral is unique in that it thrives in warm waters such as the Red Sea, which has a temperature of 22 °C. Scientists were aiming to explore deep-sea ecosystems of the ...

Taken by the deep-sea ROV Global Explorer, this image offered the scientists the first glimpse of the black coral species in its natural habitat. Image courtesy of Illuminating Biodiversity in ...

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

The white coloring is healthy—deep-sea corals don’t rely on symbiotic algae so they can’t bleach! Credit: NOAA. Unlike the colorful reefs found in sunlit tropical waters, this one is mostly made up of ...

Because so few specimens of deep-sea black corals have been collected, and so many undiscovered species are likely still out there, there is also a lot to learn about the evolutionary tree of corals.

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

Because so few specimens of deep-sea black corals have been collected, and so many undiscovered species are likely still out there, there is also a lot to learn about the evolutionary tree of corals.

Deep-sea coral habitats often don’t get the same attention, but they should because they are also hotbeds of biodiversity. ... including hard corals, sea fans, lace corals and black corals.

Gulf corals still suffering more than a decade after Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Deep-water corals in the Gulf of Mexico are still struggling to recover from the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil ...

Conservationists say Sir David Attenborough would be “mortified” by images of six tonnes of coral caught in a single trawl net off New Zealand’s east coast ...