Explore corals, hydrozoans, and other life forms near the East Diamante hydrothermal vent of the Mariana Islands
Corals and other forms of life near the East Diamante hydrothermal vent of the Mariana Islands are examined using the Jason II remotely operated vehicle.
Major funding for this expedition was provided by NOAA Ocean Exploration Program and NOAA Vents Program; video clips edited by Bill Chadwick, Oregon State University/NOAA
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzOverview of savory.
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NASA/ReutersArtemis II astronauts named a new crater after their commander's late wife.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.The frequency and amplitude of sound waves as registered on an oscilloscope.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.An overview of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.
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© Fun Travel TV (A Britannica Publishing Partner)A trip to Heron Island, a cay at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzOverview of the effects of global warming on coral, including those off the coast of Tahiti.
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© Fun Travel TV (A Britannica Publishing Partner)A ray swimming near the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
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Scientists detect ‘pregnant’ coral using ultrasound device
• Nov. 6, 2026, 12:47 PM ET (Popular Science)
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SPEAKER: That's the . . . there we go. That's a basket star that's all folded in. So those are the soft corals. Let's just go right in. All right. Okay. Those look like a little hard coral, and you got solitary corals. That's this little sponge with a solitary coral growing through it. And the white fingers, I think, are hard hydrozoan.
Yep. Ah, look at that beautiful tang.
Yep. Ah, look at that beautiful tang.
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