The International Coral Reef Initiative, which works to protect the world’s coral, estimated that reefs support $2.7 trillion a year in goods and services, including tourism.

Photo by Dr. Jenny Tynyakov. Pre-Covid, the reefs were already hosting over 350,000 scuba dives and many more snorkeling visits annually. Even careful visitors take a toll, and some aren’t careful or ...

A fossilized coral reef in Ras Muhammad National Park near Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Because much of Egypt’s Red Sea coast is made up of such fossilized reefs, with very little topsoil, the living ...

Before jumping in and exploring the beautiful world underneath the water, you need to know the best snorkeling practices to protect both the reef and yourself.

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 ...

Pandemic killed off sea urchins in the Red Sea Linked to pathogen which kills fast and violently Sea urchins feed on algae that block out sun if unchecked Researchers warn pandemic heading towards ...

In this Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 photo, Maoz Fine, coral reef expert at Bar-Ilan University in Israel comes out of the water after a research dive in the Red Sea city of Eilat, southern Israel.

The sea urchins play an important role in maintaining balance by feeding on algae that would otherwise block sunshine and smother the reefs. "Coral stand no chance competing with algae.

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.

Bronstein described the affected sea urchin species as the “lawn mowers” of coral reefs, since they remove algae that otherwise blocks sunlight, allowing the coral to thrive.