Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Gulf's puzzling black corals are 2,000 years old

Black coral trees near Viosca Knoll in the Gulf of Mexico are among Earth's oldest living organisms.For the first time, scientists have been able to validate the age of the mysterious deep sea black corals found in the Gulf of Mexico. A new study puts them at a venerable 2,000 years old.


Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42462486/ns/technology_and_science-science/

gadget news popular science technology review pc world

No comments:

Post a Comment