Coral, Pacific Ocean

Historic Discovery In The Pacific Ocean: A 500-Year-Old Marine Marvel That Is Now World’s Largest Known Coral
Scientists aboard a National Geographic research vessel have uncovered the world’s largest known coral in the southwest Pacific Ocean, a massive specimen of Pavona clavus. Found near the Three Sisters islands in the Solomon Islands,
Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space
It’s more than 100 feet long, around 300 years old, made of nearly 1 billion little polyps and visible from space
World’s largest coral found in the Pacific
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 rather than a reef - could be more than 300 years old.
Scientists Say World's Largest Coral Found Near Solomon Islands
Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major discovery "pulsing with life and colour".
World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident
The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries old
World’s largest coral discovered in Solomon Islands
National Geographic scientists say they’ve discovered the world’s largest coral near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean — an undersea mass that is so big, it can be seen from space. The man who found it,
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‘A beacon of hope’: World’s largest coral discovered in the Pacific Ocean unharmed by global warming
This mega coral, thought to be around 300 years old, is exciting because it could provide unique insights into historical ...
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Sea creature so big it is ‘visible from space’ discovered in South Pacific
The mammoth coral belonging to the species Pavona clavus was found by a research vessel in the southwest Pacific Ocean in ...
What That ‘Yellow Brick Road’ Under The Pacific Ocean Really Is
Ocean explorers spotted what looked like a "yellow brick road" to Atlantis in the Pacific Ocean in 2022. Here's what we know ...
"Narco sub" carrying 8,000 pounds of cocaine intercepted in Pacific Ocean, Mexican Navy says
The seizure comes just weeks after the Mexican navy announced it had seized more than 8.3 tons of drugs in the Pacific ...
Scientists Discovered A ‘Yellow Brick Road’ On The Floor Of The Pacific Ocean
Welcome to the Land of Oz? That's what some scientists were left wondering when they discovered what appeared to be a yellow ...
San Francisco Warned 16 Foot Waves Could Pull People Off Beach Into Ocean
The waves were generated by an offshore storm related to an atmospheric river that hit the Pacific Northwest over the weekend ...
Four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines
Four separate storm systems are churning their way through the West Pacific simultaneously, a rare occurrence resulting from ...
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Navajo Teacher Kim Etsitty Sets Sail in the Western Pacific Ocean
Kim Etsitty from Navajo Pine High School sets sail this week as a Science Communication Fellow (SCF) in a deep ocean ...
Pacific Beach crime log – October 2024
Reported crimes in the 92109 ZIP code during October 2024 according to crimemapping.com. • Felony vandalism ($400 or more), ...
Bioluminescent sea slug discovered in the deep sea swims through the ocean's midnight zone
MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus ...
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Study Reveals Acceleration in Pacific Upper-Ocean Circulation Over Past 30 Years, Impacting Global Weather Patterns Oct. 31, 2024 — A new study has revealed significant acceleration in the upper ...
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Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World Bank
Kiribati, Tuvalu and Marshall Islands are among the smallest, most remote and dispersed countries in the world, spread across ...