While it’s not helping fly the Millennium Falcon, marine biologists have discovered a new type of deep-sea coral in the ...

The Coral Triangle is an extremely biodiverse patch of ocean around the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Its relatively ...

The coral Iridogorgia chewbacca, found in the tropical Pacific, has long branches, and its DNA confirms that it is a new ...

New 'hairy' coral species is named after Chewbacca, the Star Wars character, after the discovery in the tropical western ...

For Les Watling, ecologist and professor emeritus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the name for a new species of deep-sea coral — Iridogorgia chewbacca — was intuitive from the start.

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Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" ...

The study’s findings contained evidence that the memory response is likely connected to tiny microbial communities that live among the corals, and understanding how that works is important for future ...

Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and nickel as they ...

Antler coral can host different types of algae, sometimes resulting in differences in color. Thomas Kline / Design Pics via Getty Images As global temperatures spike to new highs and heat waves pass ...

Mikey’s golden pygmygobies were “typically found deep within caves” of offshore coral reefs, the study said. The fish were seen swimming “along the surface of cave roofs and walls in small groups of ...

I. chewbacca's branches can grow up to 15 inches long. “Seeing this coral for the first time was unforgettable,” Watling said in an accompanying statement. “Its long, flexible branches and shape ...