At 34 metres wide, the organism is made up of a network of coral polyps, tiny individual creatures. Just when we think there is nothing left to discover on planet earth, we find a massive coral made of nearly one billion little polyps,

A team of researchers from National Geographic's Pristine Seas team have discovered the world's largest coral colony in the Solomon Islands. The colony, which is larger than a blue whale and estimated to be centuries old,

Scientists say they have discovered the world's largest coral — measuring longer than a blue whale — on an expedition in Solomon Islands.