By Keith Anthony Fabro They live in the ocean’s coldest, darkest depths, far from sight — but cold-water corals are far from ...

Deep-sea corals are colonial organisms that can live for thousands of years, feeding on organic matter that rains down from the upper levels of the ocean. The corals’ branching, tree-like skeletons ...

Deep-sea coral does not get enough sunlight for this process and must feed entirely using its tentacles. Coral damaged by the oil spill, with a brittle starfish and an anemone attached to it. ...

When we think of the ocean, what often comes to mind are familiar sights– coral reefs, fishing boats, and waves breaking ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

It’s an organic gem like a pearl. But instead of residing in a shell, this Hawaii gem grows slowly like a miniature tree deep ...

Soft corals in the West Philippine Sea and Benham Bank in the Philippine Rise, which are under threat from China, are among ...

The ocean may be nature’s single greatest gift to humanity. It provides about half of the oxygen we breathe, feeds billions ...