Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space
It’s more than 100 feet long, around 300 years old, made of nearly 1 billion little polyps and visible from space ...
World’s largest coral discovered and it’s longer than a blue whale
At 111 feet wide, 104 feet long, 18 feet high, and 600 feet around this stunning organism in the southwest Pacific Ocean is ...
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World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands
Scientists say coral ‘pulsing with life and colour’ is 300 years old and three times larger than previous record holder.
Scientists discover the largest coral colony on Earth in the Solomon Islands: Key insights on its size and age
A team of researchers from National Geographic's Pristine Seas team have discovered the world's largest coral colony in the ...
World’s largest coral discovered in the Solomon Islands
The largest coral in the world, measuring 32 metres long, has been found in the Solomon Islands. The coral, which is visible ...
The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from extreme ocean heat as corals bleach across the Caribbean
Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive 2023’s extraordinary marine heat wave. They ...
Half Of All Coral Reefs Are Dead. A Maui ‘Super Reef’ Offers Hope
Olowalu reef may offer hope of surviving climate change, just four miles from the Maui fire epicenter. Learn about ...
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The life-and-death struggle of coral reefs
Called the "rainforests of the sea" for their dazzling biodiversity, coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor but provide habitat for more than a quarter of all marine life. As Linsley ...
42 ‘mini-hotels’ installed in Singapore waters to study lesser-known coral reef creatures
Researchers here want to learn more about the coral’s “cryptobiome” – referring to the cryptic life living ... also known as ...
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Researchers use the sounds of healthy coral reefs to encourage growth of a new species of coral larvae
Coral reefs support more than a quarter of all marine animals, protect coastlines from ... During the larval stage of their life, corals drift or swim through the water looking for the right ...