Researchers propose a pathway to create sustainable greening initiatives in the Middle East using existing technologies.

Inspired by large language models that power ChatGPT, an AI algorithm offers a new way to annotate cells.

An open-source, automated and cost-effective platform for COVID-19 diagnosis and analysis of genetic variants can be built from readily available materials, with big possibilities on the horizon.

Better understanding of the roles of plant hormones could help to engineer advantageous traits into rice and other crops.

An emerging conservation strategy could help wildlife to become more resilient against a range of environmental threats.

The use of engineered algae to deliver clean water and valuable co-products from treated wastewater opens new opportunities for water treatment.

Saudi Arabia is home to microbial communities that can boost coral reef health, sequester carbon in the desert and enable plants to survive in the harshest environments — and that is just the beginning.

A new study by KAUST researchers provides experimental proof to explain how corals and other symbiotic cnidarians control their symbiotic algae.

KAUST Professor Raquel Peixoto wins inaugural Rachel Carson Prize 2023 for Applied Microbiology

KAUST’s Vice President of Research, Pierre Magistretti, alongside his wife, Christine, tells a Da Vinci Code-esque tale of 5 scientists competing for $100M and establishing a new institute dedicated to eradicating Alzheimer’s disease in his book "Ammon's Horn, or The Mystery of the Brain"

Uncovering PfAP2-P’s role in parasite's immune evasion and development, opening doors to innovative anti-malaria approaches.

The ability of marine microbiomes to respond to thermal variations in their habitats is controlled by enzyme adaptation.

An encouraging culture of collaboration between two research leaders has fostered exciting work that has resulted in a breakthrough in understanding the mechanism of cereal disease resistance.