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Seafloor Mapping During A Schmidt Ocean Institute Expedition Has Revealed An Underwater Mountain Twice As High As The Burj Khalifa…

Two healthy and pristine coral reefs have recently been discovered in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands. The largest of the detected reefs stretches for nearly 800 meters.

A team of international researchers recently discovered sprawling cold-water coral reefs in the deep waters around the Galápagos Islands. They found the corals after identifying marine areas with high wave energy and then mapping the seafloor with lasers. On Oct. 5, the team sent a submersible craft hundreds of meters below the surface to find […]

The larger of the two reefs spans over 800 meters in length, the equivalent of eight football fields and is filled with stony corals

RESEARCHERS have shared stunning footage of a goosefish walking along the bottom of the ocean.Filmed 1,225 feet beneath the ocean surface, the footage

New, 1000-year-old reefs were discovered in the Galápagos Islands Marine Reserve, a rare discovery of deep-sea coral reefs, with pictures in full color.

PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador—Scientists examining underwater cliff ecosystems onboard research vessel Falkor (too) using the 4,500-meter robot, ROV SuBastian, have discovered two pristine coral reefs in the waters surrounding the Galápagos

Coral reefs around the world are in trouble. But these reefs in the Galápagos Island Marine Reserve have yet to be damaged by humans.

Del Mar Community Connections (DMCC) recently announced the election of four new members to serve three-year terms on its board of directors, according to a news release.

A deep-sea expedition in Central America uncovers symbiotic bacteria and tube worm nurseries thriving below the seafloor.