Seeing the coral, which is in the Solomon Islands, was like seeing a "cathedral underwater", he said. "It's very emotional. I felt this huge respect for something that's stayed in one place and ...

Corals are critical defenses against the effects of climate change. LONDON -- On Thursday, as a National Geographic expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members ...

The National Geographic Society's Pristine Seas team discovered the 112-foot wide, 105-foot long and 18-foot high colony during an October expedition in the Solomon Islands, an archipelago in the ...