Healthy coral (IMAGE) American Geophysical Union Caption Healthy Paramuricea biscaya coral is bright yellow, like this specimen in a reference are far from exposure to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon. Researchers compared corals from this area to corals growing near the spill. Credit NOAA, Pelagic Research Services Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. License CC BY Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.