“Now the significance of finding coral like this, you know, goes beyond simply, you know, enjoying the moment and seeing this magnificent organism that's mega coral, because it doesn't just captivate ...
The world must dramatically curb the emission of the greenhouse gases that drive global warming. But protecting the right 30 percent of our ocean will buy us time. Just when we think there are no ...
HONG KONG — For at least three centuries, it grew in secret on the seabed of the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Now, the largest coral ever recorded has been discovered, scientists said Thursday, and ...
On Thursday, as a National Geographic expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members spotted something that looked like a shipwreck underwater. Intrigued, they sent a ...
National Geographic scientists recently discovered the world's largest coral colony in the southwest Pacific Ocean, deemed the "mega" coral. The National Geographic Society's Pristine Seas team ...
This remote, volcanic South Pacific island in the Solomon chain is an under-the-radar haven that awards adventurous travelers with lush vegetation and reefs.
The sea and ocean are the most mysterious places on Earth. So much remains undiscovered, as different wildlife and plant life can sometimes be stumbled upon deep beneath the surface of the water.
Researchers sailing near Solomon Islands first thought they had stumbled on a hulking shipwreck - Copyright AFP ANTHONY WALLACE Researchers sailing near Solomon ...
The largest coral ever recorded has been discovered by scientists in the Solomon Islands. Sitting at 18 feet high, 112 feet wide, and 105 feet long, the massive coral is bigger than a blue whale and ...
Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands ...
Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major discovery "pulsing with life and colour". The coral is so immense that ...