• Researcher Michelle Havlik of Australia dives into the water during a research trip in the Red Sea, offshore of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Researcher Michelle Havlik of Australia dives into the water during a research trip in the Red Sea, offshore of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Researcher Nathan Geraldi of the US dives during a research trip in the Red Sea, offshore of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Researcher Nathan Geraldi of the US dives during a research trip in the Red Sea, offshore of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Scientists at KAUST are working on a new technology to help restore coral globally. Reuters
    Scientists at KAUST are working on a new technology to help restore coral globally. Reuters
  • If it succeeds, KAUST's experiment may allow coral from Saudi Arabia to be transplanted to other parts of the world. Reuters
    If it succeeds, KAUST's experiment may allow coral from Saudi Arabia to be transplanted to other parts of the world. Reuters
  • The Red Sea is warmer than almost any other large body of water in the world. Reuters
    The Red Sea is warmer than almost any other large body of water in the world. Reuters
  • Red Sea coral has adapted, over hundreds of thousands of years, to the higher temperatures. Reuters
    Red Sea coral has adapted, over hundreds of thousands of years, to the higher temperatures. Reuters
  • KAUST scientists are developing techniques that will grow reefs in a few years rather than hundreds of years. Reuters
    KAUST scientists are developing techniques that will grow reefs in a few years rather than hundreds of years. Reuters
  • Experts plan to place hundreds of similar tanks in public places, such as airports and resorts, that will allow tiny corals to grow until they're large enough to be transplanted into the wild. Reuters
    Experts plan to place hundreds of similar tanks in public places, such as airports and resorts, that will allow tiny corals to grow until they're large enough to be transplanted into the wild. Reuters
  • Another Saudi project is the planned fossil-fuel-free Neom City on the Red Sea near Egypt and Israel, and bordering Jordan. Reuters
    Another Saudi project is the planned fossil-fuel-free Neom City on the Red Sea near Egypt and Israel, and bordering Jordan. Reuters
  • The Saudis hope these embryonic projects will spur tourism and put the country at the fore of renewable-energy generation, carbon-sequestration technology and solar-powered production of hydrogen gas. Reuters
    The Saudis hope these embryonic projects will spur tourism and put the country at the fore of renewable-energy generation, carbon-sequestration technology and solar-powered production of hydrogen gas. Reuters
  • Carlos Duarte, professor of Marine Science and Tarek Ahmed Juffali Research Chair in Red Sea Ecology at KAUST, washes his dog at his home at the campus. Reuters
    Carlos Duarte, professor of Marine Science and Tarek Ahmed Juffali Research Chair in Red Sea Ecology at KAUST, washes his dog at his home at the campus. Reuters
  • A view of the security wall at KAUST. Reuters
    A view of the security wall at KAUST. Reuters
  • A beacon rises above the harbour at KAUST. Reuters
    A beacon rises above the harbour at KAUST. Reuters
  • Wooden shutters and balconies adorn the front of a building in the Old City of Jeddah. Reuters
    Wooden shutters and balconies adorn the front of a building in the Old City of Jeddah. Reuters

Gulf

Scientists examine coral in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea in hope of restoring reefs globally - in pictures

University researchers have been diving in Gulf waters near Jeddah in an attempt to further understand how to preserve undersea flora

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The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.

  • In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
  • Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
  • Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
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