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The Red Sea reef is a uniquely resilient ecosystem, boasting vivid, biodiverse coral stretching back over 5,000 years, and stretching along 4,000 kilometers of shoreline. Known by scientists as a “reef of hope,” the Gulf of Aqaba has inspired research into what makes its corals so adaptable and hard-wearing, with the studies suggesting their unusual durability is a product of their past, having retained a capacity to survive in higher temperatures.