Most corals are colonial animals - superorganisms comprising lots of smaller organisms - made up of multitudes sea anemone-like coral polyps. In the reef-building "hard corals", the polyps sit in ...

Quick Key Facts Roughly 20 to 25 percent of fish, molluscs and crustaceans in developing countries come from coral reefs. Corals grow an estimated 0.39 inches … ...

Beneath the waters off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, a kaleidoscopic ecosystem teems with life. It could become the world’s “last coral refuge” as global heating eradicates reefs elsewhere ...

The coral reef systems of the Al Wajh lagoon on the Red Sea, the world's fourth largest barrier reef system, are estimated to host approximately 210 species of hard corals and 120 species of soft ...

Marine scientists tracked coral colonies in a remote area of the Great Barrier Reef and found that corals previously more resilient to bleaching suffered devastating and fatal bleaching during ...

Environmental organizations and divers are working closely with Egyptian government authorities to protect Red Sea coral reefs, according to Egypt Today. Just over six years ago, a group of ...