Scientists say they've discovered the world's biggest coral, so huge it was mistaken for a shipwreck
Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially thought it was a shipwreck.
Scientists discover world’s largest coral—so big it can be seen from space
Exclusive photos reveal a sprawling, 300-year-old coral near Solomon Islands, recently discovered by the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas expedition team.
World’s largest coral discovered and it’s longer than a blue whale
At 111 feet wide, 104 feet long, 18 feet high, and 600 feet around this stunning organism in the southwest Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest known coral that was discovered by accident. It is a conglomerate of individual creatures called coral polyps that have grown over 300 years.
World’s largest coral, found in the Pacific, was ‘hiding in plain sight’ for 300 years
Now, the largest coral ever recorded has been discovered, scientists said Thursday, and it’s so big it can be seen from space. It was found by a National Geographic team conducting an expedition in the Solomon Islands in October to study ocean health.
Scientists discovered the world’s largest coral
A group of scientists has discovered the world’s largest single coral, measuring more than 100 feet long, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It’s more than three times bigger than the previous record holder,
Bigger than blue whale: World’s largest coral is so huge it’s visible from space
In a stunning discovery, the world’s largest coral has been found thriving in the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
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".
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Divers Thought They'd Found A Shipwreck, But This Giant Shadow Is Alive
The world’s largest coral colony has been discovered in the Solomon Islands, measuring a whopping 34 by 32 meters (112 by 105 ...
Dive boat rapidly sinks near 1888 shipwreck, leaving 3 people adrift, Coast Guard says
Three mariners visiting an 1888 shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean discovered too late their boat was rapidly sinking, leading ...
Shipwreck confirmed to be U.K. cruiser sunk by torpedo during World War I, killing over 500 sailors
On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...
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Shipwreck whiskey and a Jurassic Park scientist
Michigan-based Mammoth Distilling has been on a mission to revive Rosen rye grown on South Manitou Island. That led them to a ...
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New images of the shipwreck lying over 400 metres deep in Norway's largest lake
Two years ago, a wreck appeared on sonar images from Lake Mjøsa. Researchers now know more about what type of vessel this ...
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The Shipwreck Detective
Nigel Pickford has spent a lifetime searching for sunken treasure—without leaving dry land.
Shipwreck confirmed as lost WW1 warship
The wreck of HMS Hawke was discovered by a team of divers about 70 miles east of Fraserburgh earlier this year.
Diving to Drink a 19th-Century Shipwreck’s Treasure
A team recently dived deep beneath Lake Huron hoping to harvest grain that may one day be distilled into whiskey with a flavor forgotten to history.
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Lumps of coal from the Titanic sold for nearly $2,000
Lumps of coal from the Titanic have sold - for £1,500 (nearly $2,000). The 46g of coal was one of hundreds of pieces of ...
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CURIOSITIES: Door County’s Last Shipwreck
The last major shipwreck on Lake Michigan took place in fog and snow in November of 1960, when the Liberian freighter ...
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Musical set on infamous New Bedford shipwreck to open on Broadway.
A musical based on the infamous story of The Mignonette shipwreck set in New Bedford is opening on Broadway on Nov. 19.