In Gulf of Eilat, expert warns corals could bleach if pollution allowed to continue on top of marine heating

Study shows that corals in dark zones of sea that must supplement food obtained by photosynthesis use fluorescence to lure small creatures such as plankton into their mouths

Water temperature off Eilat coast hit 29.1 degrees Celsius (84.4°F) at one monitoring station, while waste per square kilometer was 1,000 times more than in Mediterranean

Scientific expedition to boost conservation efforts was to see collaboration with Sudan; but mission will now wait another year after boat hit a reef passing the Straits of Tiran

Maoz Fine says the ship carrying him and other scientists is still stranded on a reef, with possible extensive damage to equipment, but he's already making plans to dive off Sudan

Fleur de Passion, which left Eilat on Tuesday, hit a reef early Wednesday, forcing Egyptian navy to evacuate scientists and crew to Sharm el-Sheikh

Multi-national mission will spend four summers in unprecedented project to assess health of Red Sea's threatened reefs, all on a boat originally built by the Nazis to lay mines

Initial findings of monitoring show up to 75% of coral cover harmed by lashing waves, moving sand carpets and objects blown from land into Gulf of Eilat

The eastern Mediterranean shore will be a 'real-world laboratory' for the next generation of oceanography professionals