A colossal organism, dwarfing all expectations, has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean ... plant-like appearance, coral is actually part of the same group of marine creatures as jellyfish and ...

when a modest increase in Earth’s temperatures caused ice sheets to melt and global sea levels to surge. The height of the coral — which can grow only underwater — marks where the ocean once ...

The world's corals and coral reef ecosystems ... these “rainforests of the sea” and all their rich biodiversity could disappear completely. While corals face numerous dangers, the overarching threats ...

Coral curator Christina Jayne discusses how coral pyramids will be outplanted at two sites as a restoration and enhancement ...

As Earth is an oasis of life in infinite space, so the islands of Palau form a living Eden surrounded by a desert of ocean ... the sea. The Miraculous Reef Among the branches of staghorn coral ...

Ocean ecosystems ... other forms of sea life interact sheds light on Earth’s carbon cycle. Carbon, a chemical element, is found in all organic matter on Earth, from the plants and animals ...

Beneath the waters off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, a kaleidoscopic ecosystem teems with life. It could become the world’s “last coral refuge” as global heating eradicates reefs elsewhere ...