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 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 ...

Marine experts say governments must protect fragile ecosystems from destructive practices such as bottom trawling and deep ...

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 ...