Within the structure of the coral reefs, members of almost every phyla of plants and animals live and die ... cemented with calcite and aragonite. If sea level changes, the reefs become exposed ...

A huge colony of Pavona coral near the coast of Saudi Arabia is thought to be the largest living example found in the Red Sea ...

The variety of life found on coral reefs attracts some of the ocean’s deadliest predators. In response, reef species have evolved a fantastic array of survival strategies to avoid being eaten. Some ...

Coral reefs can seem almost magical ... They belong to the same family as jellyfish and sea anemones, and though tiny—often no bigger than a grain of rice—they live in vast colonies.

Like tropical rainforests, coral reefs provide life and habitats for an array of plants and animals ... They live up to the title of rainforests of the sea for their richness in life and mystique.

While their bodies have evolved differently from land animals to metabolize oxygen, they too asphyxiate if oxygen levels drop dangerously low. However, in the Red Sea, there are resistant ...

While coral reefs are starting to bleach, turning pale and white in seas around the world, those growing in the Gulf of Aqaba at the northern end of the Red Sea are ... reefs live, we made sure ...

of Saudi Arabia have reported the discovery of an unusual ecosystem beneath the world’s third-largest coral reef system, and the largest in the Red Sea. Located in Difat Farasan, also known as the ...