On Thursday, as a National Geographic expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members spotted ...
Scientists have discovered the world’s largest coral:: Solomon Islands:: The mega coral is three times larger than the ...
The world's biggest coral — an organism made up of about a billion polyps — is about three times bigger than the previous ...
Explore the discovery of a massive coral in the Solomon Islands, visible from space and teeming with marine life ...
While “Big Momma” is as tall as a giraffe, the new coral is the size of a blue whale. The Solomon Islands, a cluster of hundreds of islands in the South Pacific and fittingly bordered by the ...
This giant measures about 32 metres in length and 34 metres in width; its age is estimated at around 300 years. The coral is ...
Off the coast of the Solomon Islands lurks a centuries-old being that ... it is the world’s largest standalone coral. Coming in at roughly 34 meters wide, 32 meters long and 6 meters tall ...
“Coral reefs are like bustling underwater cities, supporting a quarter of all marine life on our planet," Ronnie Posala, Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources ...