Scientists discover world’s largest coral—so big it can be seen from space!

“National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas team says they discovered the world’s largest coral colony during an October 2024 expedition in Solomon Islands, an archipelago in the southwest Pacific Ocean.” Click here to read all about it, and click here to read the field notes from this portion of the expedition!

Photo by Manu San Felix | National Geographic Pristine Seas

Pristine Seas launches new Argonauta submersible

Made by Seamagine, the Argonauta is a state of the art submersible that will accompany the Nat Geo Pristine Seas team aboard the Argo during their global expedition. Click here to read all about it!