Under the bright blue water of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea, the view is stunning. Expansive coral reefs teeming with life; colorful fish and invertebrates. But something crucial has gone ...

Coral reefs in the Red Sea near Israel may be under threat as black sea urchins, a species critical to maintaining a healthy reef habitat, are dying off at an alarming rate.

The brightly coloured coral reefs of the Red Sea are an underwater paradise, ... "The distances between Israel, Jordan, Egypt and further south don't really exist under water," Dr Bronstein says.

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.

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 18 (ANI/TPS): The condition of the coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba continues to deteriorate, according to the report for 2022 on the Israel National Monitoring ...

A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 12 of the New York edition with the headline: Red Sea’s Coral Reefs Thrive Despite Climate Change, but Risks Loom.

Science The Red Sea Could be a Climate Refuge for Coral Reefs A large new marine protected area could help some of the world’s most heat-tolerant corals survive the century, if the pressures ...

The threat to the Red Sea’s coral reefs is not just a threat to a beautiful site. These reefs are unique in the world because of their ability to withstand high temperatures, which causes coral ...