These incredible corals form what may be one of the world’s largest reef systems—and researchers have a plan to restore it ...

After a disastrous year for coral reefs in which abnormally high ocean temperatures served a fatal blow to many of the vital underwater ecosystems, researchers have found a glimmer of hope off the ...

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A 35-day deepwater research voyage in the Coral Sea has yielded more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species — a figure ...

Scientists mapped the largest deep-sea coral reef, which stretches over millions of acres off the Atlantic from Florida to South Carolina and is bigger than Vermont, according to the news release. "It ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new species of deep-sea coral was discovered a team of researchers, including an expert from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Scientists named the species Chewbacca ...

Under the bright blue water of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea, the view is stunning. Expansive coral reefs teeming with life; colorful fish and invertebrates. But something crucial has gone missing ...

Saturday is World Reef Awareness Day, and many of my colleagues and I are calling for President Joe Biden to protect the deep-sea coral treasures of the Southeast — the more than 80,000 coral mounds ...

The deep ocean just got more mysterious: 110+ new species discovered.

Although the humble sea cucumber may not look like much, it could soon be recruited to help save the world's coral reefs. The bottom-dwelling animals have been found to play a vital role in protecting ...

A recent study suggests that deep-sea corals from 540 million years ago might have been the first animals to glow. Marine creatures use light for various purposes, such as startling predators, luring ...