Scientists have discovered that deep-water corals in the Galapagos region vanished for more than 1,000 years before eventually recovering. The findings reveal that deep-water coral ecosystems may be ...

Coral reefs are one of the oldest types of living systems on Earth and are critically important for a number of species and for fisheries and biodiversity of the oceans. Norwegian waters support ...

Learn how a dramatic climate shift in the Pacific may have wiped out an entire underwater ecosystem deep below the Galápagos — and it could happen again. Deep beneath the Galápagos, an entire coral ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists are conducting a pioneering large-scale deep-sea coral restoration in the Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, ...

More than 200 meters beneath the surface of the South Atlantic, where sunlight fades to nothing and water temperatures hover just above freezing, a remotely operated vehicle glided over a landscape ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's International Coral Gene Bank is using cryopreservation to store coral sperm for indefinite periods, potentially centuries. This technology allows for the creation ...