The world's largest coral has been found in the southwest Pacific Ocean ... gigantic organism that scientists say is bigger than a blue whale is a complex network of coral polyps, tiny creatures ...

In a stunning discovery, the world’s largest coral has been found thriving in the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Reportedly, this massive coral colony could be over 300 years old.

It's estimated that 75% of the whale shark population lives in the Indo-Pacific Ocean - which comprises the ... While the whale shark is certainly a big animal, it is considerably smaller than the ...

Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source.

Whale-watching ... the S.S. Pacific remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region’s history Joel Sams The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning ...

From there the Pacific Ocean ... largest of the toothed whales. Albinism is a rare trait in the whales, which are typically gray in color. First mate Owen Chase wrote later how he saw the whale ...

Since its arrival at the Museum in the 1880s, the blue whale skeleton has been part of an ever-expanding scientific collection. The whale is the largest specimen in the ... more about the skeleton's ...

Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by ...