Scientists have discovered one of the largest known sea creatures – a coral the size of two basketball courts – off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. At such a critical moment in US history, ...
The newly discovered coral measures ... to study ocean health. According to Pristine Seas, the coral is longer than a blue whale, the largest mammal on Earth. In contrast to a reef, which is ...
Scientists discover the largest-ever mega coral off the coasts of the Solomon Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ... cooler waters than where most reefs are found ...
For centuries, an extraordinary coral lay hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean’s surface near the Solomon Islands, growing unnoticed on the seabed. Now, scientists from National Geographic’s Pristine Seas ...
Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...