marine biology

  • Thriving Deep-Sea Coral Reefs Discovered Near the Galápagos

    Thriving Deep-Sea Coral Reefs Discovered Near the Galápagos

    Marine biologists discovered two pristine deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of the Galápagos islands last week, one of which is over eight football fields long. The reefs sit between 370 and 420 meters below the surface, and their discovery expands our understanding of deep, cold-water reefs in the Galápagos Marine Reserve, the first of…