It began as a routine deep-sea expedition off theSaudi Arabian coast, one of many missions exploring the submerged topography of the Gulf of Aqaba. But 1,770 meters below the ocean’s surface, a ...

When healthy, anemones look like pink flowers blossoming on rocks and coral, and serve as homes for clownfish, made famous by ...

Mikey’s golden pygmygobies were “typically found deep within caves” of offshore coral reefs, the study said. The fish were seen swimming “along the surface of cave roofs and walls in small groups of ...

Millions of years ago, the Red Sea vanished, becoming a vast salt desert for 100,000 years. Around 6.2 million years ago, a colossal flood dramatically refilled the basin, carving the Bab el-Mandab ...

“Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside,” trills the popular British holiday song. But a day at the beach isn’t much fun when one has a deadly allergy to sunlight. Nor is it much of an outing to pass ...

Some 6. 2 million years ago, the Red Sea basin was not recognizable as the deep blue waters of the ocean it is now.

Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have provided conclusive evidence that the Red Sea ...