The ‘mega coral’ is three times bigger than the previous record holder and offers hope for coral reefs struggling in warmer ...

“Globally, coral is facing severe pressures as oceans warm with climate change,” said Eric Brown, a coral scientist on the ...

It differs from a coral reef, which is a network of many coral colonies. The National Geographic scientists estimate the giant coral in Solomon Islands is made up of one billion coral polyps ...

Fisheries officer at the Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources. He added that corals are critical defenses against the effects of climate change, saying that they “act as the ...

including Australia’s famed Great Barrier Reef. But this latest discovery offered a small glimmer of hope, the research team ...

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

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

Show more Show less Researchers sailing near Solomon Islands first thought they had stumbled on a hulking shipwreck Distinct from a coral reef, the standalone entity has been growing for 300 years ...

Researchers sailing near Solomon Islands first thought they had ... It was distinct from a coral reef, which is made from many distinct coral colonies, they explained. Measuring 34 metres wide ...

A team of scientists has discovered the world’s largest known coral in the waters off the Solomon Islands ... unlike the more common multi-colony coral reefs. The Pavona clavus is mainly ...