Sea turtles nesting along Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coastline highlight the need for emerging megacities to protect marine habitats.

Heat-loving bacteria from an Antarctic volcano could help degrade and clean up oil in the world’s coldest continent and beyond.

Elaborate interaction discovered between epigenetic regulatory protein and its activating lipid partner.

Blocking the overexpression of specific repeat RNA sequences could prove promising for the treatment of premature aging syndromes.

The generation of a high-quality genome from a coral specimen reveals an alternative pathway for cysteine biosynthesis in animals and cautions against overreliance on model organisms.

A citizen science project uncovers new details about the lives of oceanic manta rays in the Red Sea, including a possible nursery site.

Multifunctional porous conductive membranes help microbes eat their way to a faster carbon dioxide conversion.

An environmental foundation and a cement factory are supporting ongoing efforts and research to help safeguard the future of Red Sea turtles.

Intriguing insights into the region’s oceanic manta rays are revealed thanks to a collaborative citizen science project conducted over lockdown.

Associate Professor Peiying Hong has developed a new innovative wastewater treatment method that uses less energy and renders water safe to use for agriculture. The technology is currently being piloted with industry partner MODON (Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones) in Jeddah.

A highly efficient enzyme combined with a multigene engineering approach offers potential for sustainable production of water-soluble pigments in plant tissues.

Fabricating intricate optical structures onto the tip of an optical fiber creates a new source of special light beams.

Fiddler crabs and other burrowing creatures could support the future of nutrient-deficient soils of dried-up mangroves.

Deep molecular analysis of the bone marrow microenvironment reveals that the cells regulating blood stem cell maintenance are more diverse than expected and have features likely to be conserved between species.

Enhancement of adhesion molecules improves the ability of blood-forming stem cells to take root in transplant recipients.

Abnormal protein tied to Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome found to control gene splicing.

Selective membranes allow harvesting and concentration of valuable molecules from cultured microbes.

Time is running out, say researchers who are proposing a framework to guide the safe use of microbes to restore global biodiversity loss.

An AI-powered imaging system called MutipleXLab provides rapid automated phenotyping of seed germination and root growth that will help select plants that grow well.

A standardized method for monitoring the condition of coral reefs could strengthen global efforts to manage vulnerable marine habitats.