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 ...

However, corals living in the northern Red Sea -- where temperatures are already quite warm -- have proven mostly immune to coral bleaching. Related.

“Scientists say our corals in the Red Sea will survive 1.5 degrees Celsius warming, while about 70 or more percent of the rest of the world’s corals are likely to disappear once we get to 1.5 ...

Fast and pervasive transcriptomic resilience and acclimation of extremely heat-tolerant coral holobionts from the northern Red Sea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2021; 118 (19 ...

Israel’s bustling city of Eilat, at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba and Red Sea, is renowned for beaches, hotels and one of the world’s northernmost coral reefs. Magnificent, colorful, diverse ...

As seas warm and acidify with climate change, corals worldwide are bleaching – but in the north of the Red Sea there is a ray, or rather reef, of hope.

Once temperatures hit between 1.5°C and 2°C above pre-industrial levels, between 70 and 90 per cent of the world’s corals will be lost. As most of the Red Sea’s coral reefs are currently in ...

Corals along the shores of the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat were a mecca for divers, but now they face extinction from fish farms, some local experts say. IE 11 is not supported.

Coral in the Red Sea is in danger of “bleaching” if water temperatures drop by as little as one degree Celsius. The results show for the first time that coral is not only sensitive to increases in ...

- In the azure waters of the Red Sea, Maoz Fine and his team dive to study what may be the planet's most unique coral: one that can survive global warming, at least for now.The corals, striking in ...

The Red Sea is one of the youngest oceans in the world and one of the warmest. The northern region, with its diverse array of marine life, is one of the most visited dive locations on earth while ...