SYDNEY — 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 color.'
SYDNEY — 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 color.'The coral is so immense that researchers sailing the crystal waters of the Solomon archipelago initially thought they had stumbled across a hulking shipwreck.
This handout photo taken by National Geographic Pristine Seas on Oct. 24, 2024, and released on Nov. 14, shows a diver swimming over the world’s largest coral located near the Pacific’s Solomon Islands. The standalone structure had been growing for some 300 years, the researchers said, formed from a 'complex network' of tiny coral polyps.It was distinct from a coral reef, which is made from many distinct coral colonies, they explained.Measuring 34 meters wide and 32 meters long , the team said the 'mega coral' was three times bigger than the previous record holder — a coral dubbed 'Big Momma' in American Samoa.
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