And because the Red Sea’s coral population is relatively young. During the last ice age – two and a half million years ago – sea levels fell and the Red Sea was cut off from the Indian Ocean ...

Coral reefs occupy less than 0.1 percent of the ocean’s floor, but provide huge ecological and economic benefits.About 25 percent of all marine species depend on them at some point in their life ...

Deep in the Red Sea, beyond the reach of most scuba divers, coral reefs are putting on a glowing, colorful show, scientists have discovered. Researchers found the radiant corals more than 160 feet ...

With surface water temperatures sizzling at 34° Celsius (93°F) and a 1,240 mile (2,000 km) coastal stretch of sumptuous coral reefs, it’s easy to see why the Red Sea attracts thousands of ...

While direct transplantation of Red Sea corals to other reefs may not be an option, Levy stresses the significance of leveraging insights gained from Red Sea coral research. By studying these ...

But Red Sea coral reefs, unlike those elsewhere, were “highly tolerant to rising sea temperatures”, said Mahmoud Hanafy, professor of marine biology at Egypt’s Suez Canal University.

More information: Elamurugu Alias Gokul et al, Remotely sensing coral bleaching in the Red Sea, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation (2025). DOI: 10.1002/rse2.70000 ...

A sea-borne pandemic that wiped out sea urchin populations in the Red Sea has spread and is taking out the species in parts of the Indian Ocean and could go global, scientists in Israel say.

Researchers have discovered a giant coral colony on the north-western coast of Saudi Arabia, in a part of the Red Sea that is being developed as a luxury tourist resort.

A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entire species of sea urchin in the Gulf of Aqaba, imperilling the region's uniquely resilient coral reefs, an Israeli ...

And because the Red Sea’s coral population is relatively young. During the last ice age – two and a half million years ago – sea levels fell and the Red Sea was cut off from the Indian Ocean ...