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Egypt to Host UNCCD COP18 in 2028: What a Desertification Summit Means for the Red Sea

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Egypt to Host UNCCD COP18 in 2028: What a Desertification Summit Means for the Red Sea

Egypt will host the UNCCD COP18 in 2028, completing its set of all three major Rio conventions. This pivotal conference will tackle critical land issues like desertification and dr…

04 Sept 2026

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Marine Symbiosis in the Red Sea: Five Partnerships and How They Work

Discover the ocean's most surprising partnerships, where species like a burrow-digging shrimp and its fish loo…

04 Sept 2026

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Why “Blue” Doesn't Actually Exist in the Deep Blue Sea

Discover the "Great Cerulean Deception": the vibrant blue of our oceans and many animals isn't due to paint or…

22 Aug 2026

Marine Science

Boxing Gloves and a Night Demon: How Sea Creatures Get Their Latin Names

A crab named after a Roman boxing glove, an anemone named after a night demon, an urchin whose name simply say…

10 Aug 2026

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Fish is not one group of animals, and it never has been. The split between the sharks and rays on one side and the bony fishes on the other happened b…

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