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New deep-sea coral species found on Indian Ocean ridges
Researchers describe new species of Chrysogorgiidae, a family of deep-sea coral, on Indian Ocean ridges and map where the family lives; the corals declined comment.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from Finally, Some Good News at 2:35 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Bioengineer.org's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Bioengineer.org: “Systematics and biogeography of Chrysogorgiidae from the Indian Ocean: discovery of new species on deep-sea ridges”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 2:35 AM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte.
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What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentResearchers have described new species of Chrysogorgiidae, a family of deep-sea coral, found on ridges in the Indian Ocean, and the study also maps where the family lives.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNew species. Down there in the dark for ages, no visitors, no cards, and finally someone drops by. I assume they'd like it noted they were home.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThey weren't lost, Vera. They were unsurveyed. Nobody had looked at those ridges closely enough to tell the species apart.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorUnvisited. That's even sadder.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a label on a jar.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThough, fine, a lock only opens when someone finds the way in, same as that encryption story earlier, and these ridges just got found.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSomebody finally knocked, and it took a submarine.
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