In new photos shared by the research team, the coral, a species known as Pavona clavus, looks like a lumpy brown mound covered in knobs. Closer views reveal bits of yellow, green, and purple.

There’s a saying that we know more about the moon than we do about the deep sea. It turns out that’s not actually true, but the ocean is still a vast and mysterious place. Around 50% of U.S ...

The mammoth coral belonging to the species Pavona clavus was found by a research vessel in the southwest Pacific Ocean in October. The brown mound, 34m wide and 32m long, is a communal organism ...

Scientists have discovered one of the largest known sea creatures – a coral the size of two basketball courts – off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. At such a critical moment in US history, ...