Investigations of prey patterns fail to explain why whale sharks aggregate off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

Maintaining a balance between rising sea levels and soil accumulation will rely on careful management of coastal regions.

A low-cost method for collecting water from the atmosphere could be used to provide potable water to dry, inland regions.

A compound that binds to and inhibits a crucial receptor protein offers a new route for controlling a parasitic plant.

Molecules re-organize to slow stem cells down, giving them a chance to adhere to and eventually cross the inner lining of blood vessels into the bone marrow.

Adding certain types of bacteria to soil could help protect plants against drought by activating a proton pump in root cells.

Triple-layered nanoarray electrode promises to boost battery performance and enhance other electrochemical processes.

Epigenetic mechanisms adjust gene expression in anemone symbiosis.

While drones scan beaches to assess plastic litter, microplastics are found in the digestive tracts of one in every six Red Sea fish.

Tiny nature-inspired cavities that trap air can stop liquids from sticking to surfaces without the need for coatings.

Research to optimize aquaponics systems could inform a new era of urban food production.

A carbon source stemming from daily fish migrations is implicated in the global carbon cycle.

Sci-Café, featuring KAUST faculty members Jürgen Kosel, Jasmeen Merzaban, Antonio Adamo and moderator John Tannaci, associate VP for research.

KAUST Live interview with Michael Margineanu, Ph.D. student in the BESE Division

Dr. Corrado Calì, a KAUST researcher, won an award in Italy in June at the Brainstorming Research Assembly for Young Neuroscientists (BraYn).

Composition in cryptic fauna assemblages changes across a shelf gradient, a recent study of the Red Sea shows.

Genome sequencing of two Red Sea bacteria highlights their potential as industrial workhorses.

Investigating plankton communities' reaction to rising water temperatures may improve modeling of marine ecosystem responses to global warming.

Immersion could become the ultimate test for assessing the wetting properties of coating-free microtextured surfaces.

An inexpensive hydrogel-based material efficiently captures moisture even from low-humidity air and then releases it on demand.