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Scientists discovered world’s largest coral

World’s largest coral reef discovered off the Solomon Islands

On Thursday, as a National Geographic expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members spotted something that looked like a shipwreck underwater. “Just when we think there is nothing left to discover on planet earth,

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World's biggest coral — so big it can be seen from space — discovered by chance off Solomon Islands

The world's biggest coral — an organism made up of about a billion polyps — is about three times bigger than the previous record-holder and was discovered by chance during an expedition off the Solomon Islands.

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Scientists say they've discovered the world's biggest coral, so huge it was mistaken for a shipwreck

Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially thought it was a shipwreck.

Record-breaking mega coral visible from space is possibly 300 years old

The gigantic standalone coral is about 600 feet in circumference and has grown uninterrupted for three centuries, according ...

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World's largest coral found near Solomon Islands: Scientists

Scientists discover world's largest coral near Solomon Islands, a beacon of hope in a degraded ocean ecosystem.

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