Hawaiian gold coral in the deep ocean. (Photo credit: HURL) Layers of coral skeleton laid down over the past 1,000 years can be seen in this polished section of a deep sea coral. (Photo by M. McCarthy ...

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures clinging to their sides. Unlike mountains on land that dare climbers and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Scleractinian corals, also known as stony corals, are marine ...

The researchers successfully assembled a high-quality, chromosome-level genome comprising 16 chromosomes. Gene family expansion analyses revealed enrichment in pathways associated with nutrient uptake ...

Museum researchers reconstructed the evolutionary history of stony corals over the past 460 million years, providing insights into how the animals may fare in the future Jack Tamisiea A colony of ...

Officials allocated $273 million to the deep-sea Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) restoration research projects. This initiative aims to restore entire ecosystem communities — healthy ...

When BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2011, it led to the largest oil spill in U.S. history, severely damaging marine ecosystems. Part of the settlement money that BP ...

As increased industrial activity puts fragile deep-sea ecosystems at risk, one artist is raising awareness about imperiled corals through scientific model making In “Depicting Dark Waters,” British ...

The National Marine Fisheries Service adopted new regulations to protect deep-sea coral gardens on Sur Ridge, offshore of Monterey, California, following campaigning by Oceana and its allies.

A Boston University led team of scientists analyzed a Pacific Ocean seamount that is teeming with biologically diverse corals and sea creatures Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover ...