​Humanoid robotic diver(s) to the rescue! OceanOne, our dive robot, is reality! Our project with Stanford University had its maiden voyage.

​With his M.Sc. research "The role of nitrogen cycling in coral holobiont functioning" Nils won the MARUM Research Award for Marine Science. Congratulations!

​Our latest PNAS study is featured in Nature Middle East!

​Saudi Arabia and Egypt plan to build a bridge connecting two continents - but what about the coral reefs?

​The economist highlights our latest PNAS publication!

PNAS paper press release - Coral reefs highlight the key role of existing biodiversity for climate change adaptation!​

​The distribution of the thermotolerant Symbiodinium thermophilum, prevalent symbiont in corals in the Persian/Arabian gulf region, gives indication for existing biodiversity to be crucial to promote rapid adaptation to present-day climate change, not only for coral reefs, but for ecosystems in general.

Chris has become a Frontiers Science Hero. He functions as review editor for Frontiers in Microbiology and as associate editor for Frontiers in Marine Science. Check out the video introducing him and his work!

In our latest publication we examined the transcriptomes of four species within one Symbiodinium clade (Clade B). We found species-specific expression differences to be consistently enriched for photosynthesis-related genes, likely reflecting selection pressures driving niche diversification.

In this publication we describe how the Red Sea coral Fungia granulosa copes with increased salinities and how it's bacterial microbiome presumably is involved in the salinity acclimation.

In our recent study we isolated compounds with anti-viral potential from the marine sponge Stylissa carteri.

Sebastian defended his Ph.D.! Congratulations

First publication in 2016. Have a read how Red Sea coral microbiomes are affected by anthropogenic stress.

Happy New Year to everyone!

Nature Middle East features our latest collaborative coral disease study.

The Mideast Coral Reef Society newsletter (December 15) features an article about our effort in characterizing the recent coral mass bleaching event in the central Red Sea.

Our latest publication describes temporal and spatial calcification trends of corals and algal crusts in the central Red Sea.

Claudia won the Royal Society Photographic Competition with her stunning shark picture.

Moe defended his Master thesis. Congratulations!

In the Sci-Cafe How do we explore the Red Sea?​ Christian Voolstra, Burton Jones, and Michael Berumen discuss how they do research on and in the Red Sea with KAUST scientists and community members.​​​