Resilience Sprawling coral reef resembling roses is discovered off Tahiti The reef, which is just under two miles long and is in “pristine” condition, was found by a team of divers mapping the ocean floor for UNESCO.
Newsletter This huge coral reef has only just been discovered, and it's undamaged by climate change Scientists have discovered a pristine, three-kilometre-long reef of giant rose-shaped corals off the coast of Tahiti, in waters thought to be deep enough to protect it from the bleaching effects of the warming ocean.