It begins as a larva, develops into a polyp (a small, stationary form that looks a bit like a tiny anemone), and then matures ...

There are lots of different species of coral, a rich diversity of which can be found in the coral triangle where this latest ...

Scientists have found the world’s largest coral in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. Visible from the space, the giant coral is a ...

Since 1942, iron-ore carriers that supplied the Allied war effort – until Hitler’s navy torpedoed them – have sat in ruins near Bell Island. Every Remembrance Day, a solemn ritual honours their sacrif ...

Sea sponges don't look like animals at first glance ... The medusa stage is what most of us think of when picturing a ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute used underwater technology for two decades to gather more information on a ...

The "mega" coral is 112-feet wide, 105-feet long and 18-feet high, making it larger than a blue whale, the world's largest ...

A team of researchers from National Geographic's Pristine Seas team have discovered the world's largest coral colony in the ...

While most sea slugs use a rough tongue to feed on prey attached to the seafloor, B. caudactylus uses a cavernous hood to ...

Observing Bathydevius in its natural habitat, the researchers watched the animal use its voluminous hood to capture prey, ...

The researchers say what they have found is a coral colony that is made up of nearly a billion tiny creatures that work ...