TEL AVIV >> 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 ...

The study of Red Sea reefs offers a blueprint for effective reef conservation on a global scale. By unraveling the secrets of its resilience and developing conservation strategies, researchers may be ...

A new scientific paper reveals that many predictions about the future of coral reefs under climate change may be missing a ...

31 different multibeam sonar surveys led researchers to discover the extent of a deep-sea coral reef off the southeastern U.S. – the largest ever found.

Largest deep-sea coral reef: How it was discovered The reef is too deep to explore by scuba diving, and that's why the mapping was done using 31 multi-beam sonars, according to the news release.

The species’ bright red coloration is said to help it blend into its natural habitat. It can be found on the walls and overhangs of coral reefs, covered in red coralline algae.

A recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs in the Red Sea sank off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada on Thursday, leaving six Russians dead, the ...

In this Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 photo, a fragment of a coral is viewed with a microscope at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, IUI, in the Red Sea city of Eilat, southern Israel.

Coral reefs are also home to 32 of 34 recognized animal Phyla whereas only nine are found in tropical rainforests. Of all coral reef ecosystems, Hawaii’s reefs stand out as one of the most ...

In central Saudi Arabia, along the coast of the Red Sea, coral reefs offer food and hiding places for countless species. Hoping to explore the fish diversity of the reef, a group of researchers ...

So this may be the last one. Ali Rogin (voice-over): If coral reefs die, so could nearly a quarter of all sea life, which feed millions and sustain industries from fishing tourism.