Coral ecosystems may be able to adapt rapidly to climate change through natural plastic responses.

When faced with high salinity, the tiny plant cells within coral tissue alter their metabolites to better cope with stress.

Surface wettability has little effect on atmospheric water gathering, but edge structure is crucial.

Herbal remedy plants native to Saudi Arabia are shown to have potential as treatments for cancer.

Extreme Systems Microbiology Lab and the Shaybah Producing Department initiate a pioneering ecological research project at Shaybah Wildlife Sanctuary.

Protection zones for coasts and oceans are an effective way to help marine and human communities to adapt to climate change.

Two proteins produced by a single gene interact to keep the genome in check.

Data from a global oceanographic expedition predict how rising temperatures influence increase in plankton populations.

The movement of DNA molecules seemingly explained by random motion conceals a more orderly march.

A unique investigation highlights how excess nitrogen can trigger coral bleaching in the absence of heat stress.

Careful marine management and stricter fishing laws could enable Saudi Arabia’s coral reefs to thrive.

Professors Mark Tester and Manuel Aranda participated as speakers at the TED x KAUST event.

We are very excited to welcome Assistant Professor of Bioscience, Sahika Inal. We had a short interview where she answered questions about her research and the delights of discovering the unknown.

We have recently welcomed a new Assistant Professor of Bioscience: Professor Antonio Adamo. We asked Professor Adamo a few questions about his research.