Northern Red Sea reefs resist bleaching in warming seas
Supercorals in the northern Red Sea could hold some secrets for reef survival in warming seas.
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Assessing Red Sea potential for alternative energy
Advanced numerical models are helping researchers identify potential sites to exploit offshore wind and wave energy in the Red Sea region.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 12, 2016
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Red Sea may be cooling rather than warming, study finds
A recent study by Earth Scientists and Oceanographers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has revealed that surface temperatures in the Red Sea might be cooling, rather than rising.
Earth Sciences
May 29, 2019
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Divers of the past: Plesiosaur research reveals rapid increase of blood cell size
In the Mesozoic era, about 250 to 65 million years ago a large number of reptiles populated the oceans. The most successful were the plesiosaurs, which existed for about the same time as the dinosaurs. Enlarged red blood ...
Archaeology
Dec 2, 2019
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As CO2 acidifies the oceans, scientists develop a new way to measure its effect on marine ecosystems
Following a 5,000 km long ocean survey, research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences presents a new way to measure how the acidification of water is affecting marine ecosystems over an entire ...
Environment
Nov 19, 2014
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Global warming slows coral growth in Red Sea
In a pioneering use of computed tomography (CT) scans, scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that carbon dioxide (CO2)-induced global warming is in the process of killing off a major coral ...
Environment
Jul 15, 2010
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Crown-of-thorns sea star from Red Sea is endemic species
Tropical coral reefs are among the most endangered ecosystems on Earth. In addition to climate change, coral-eating crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster spp.) pose one of the biggest threats in parts of the Indo-Pacific ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2022
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Drug overdose treatment for humans can detox turtles poisoned by red tide, study shows
A detox therapy used to treat overdoses in humans may help save endangered sea turtles from red tide poisoning.
Ecology
Oct 28, 2019
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'Trojan fish': Invasive rabbitfish spread invasive species
For some time, unicellular benthic organisms from the Indo-Pacific have been spreading in the Mediterranean. An international team of scientists with the participation of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel ...
Ecology
May 17, 2017
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Reconstructing sea-level rise in the Red Sea
Modeling the impact of meteorological forces on the Red Sea shows that winds in the southern part of the sea modulate sea-level surges across the basin.
Environment
Mar 22, 2022
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