On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given how much they've been studied, you'd think we've ...

Soft coral species in the deep sea exhibit bioluminescence, which researchers studied using remote-controlled underwater rovers. Many animals can glow in the dark.

— A nascent effort to rebuild deep-sea corals damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is showing signs of early success, according to researchers handling the operation. The National Oceanic and ...

Soft corals in the West Philippine Sea and Benham Bank in the Philippine Rise, which are under threat from China, are among ...

Technically Portugal's tallest mountain, the decision to protect Gorringe will take the nation's total protected territorial ...

Researchers have discovered two new and unusual species of bacteria in deep-sea coral in the Gulf of Mexico. The discovery, announced in the journal Nature Communications, points to a type of life ...

Soft corals, which are members of the class Octocorallia, are major components of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs.

CRITTER: Stunning Pacific Ocean soft corals. Saturday, January 04, ... Picture in your mind snorkeling along the base of a tall cliff that drops straight down into the sea and on into the deep blue.

Discovery of deep-sea coral symbionts from a novel clade of marine bacteria with severely reduced genomes. Nature Communications , 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53855-5 Cite This Page : ...

Their results indicate soft corals have two centers of diversity, one of which was unexpected. Advanced Search. ... The few corals here are those that can live in deep-sea environments.