The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries ...

The world's largest coral was discovered by the National Geographic Pristine Seas team in the southwest Pacific Ocean, near ...

Federal agencies recommend spending $210 million in BP oil spill money for 10 Gulf of Mexico fisheries, endangered sea turtle ...

During an expedition off the Solomon Islands, researchers accidentally discovered the world’s largest coral in the depths of ...

The large coral is a species called Pavona clavus and is home to shrimp, crabs, fish and other marine creatures.

Marine researchers have identified an enormous coral in the South Pacific that surpasses the length of a blue whale. This ...

Scientists have found the largest coral in the world near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, a gigantic organism that can be seen from space. The “mega coral” is 32 metres (105 ...

The largest coral ever recorded has been found by scientists in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The mega coral - which is a collection of many connected, tiny creatures that together form one organism ...

These small shrimp – about three to five centimetres long – use their unique pincers ... For researchers, recent studies suggest that sound recordings could be an effective and economical way to ...

The coral species, Pavona clavus, provides habitat, shelter and breeding grounds for an array of different animals from shrimp and crabs to fish. Enric Sala, National Geographic explorer in ...