Scientists discover five new species of black corals living thousands of feet below the ocean surface near the Great Barrier Reef
- Written by Jeremy Horowitz, Post-doctoral Fellow in Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian Institution
Researchers discovered five new species of black corals, including this *Hexapathes bikofskii* growing out or a nautilus shell more than 2,500 feet (760 meters) below the surface.Jeremy Horowitz, CC BY-NCThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
Using a remote-controlled submarine, my colleagues and Idiscovered...





