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Egypt, Ethiopia to hold Nile dam talks in Russia: Sisi
Oct 13, 2019 (AFP)
"I have agreed with the Ethiopian prime minister (Abiy Ahmed) to meet in Moscow and discuss the subject to move forward," said Sisi, without giving a date. "Hop...
In Nairobi, recycling poo is cleaning up the slums
Oct 11, 2019 (AFP)
"People would use bags because there were no toilets, and they would throw them out the window. The slum was a mess." Less of these "flying toilets", as they're...
The deeper octopuses dive, the more warts they grow
Oct 09, 2019 (UPI)
Until now, scientists were confused by differences in skin texture, but the latest research suggests the variation follows a pattern. Octopuses living deeper be...
From Med's biggest nesting ground, turtles swim to uncertain future
Oct 09, 2019 (AFP)
Kira Schirrmacher, 22, donning black gloves to gently ease the newborn loggerhead turtle on its way, grins at suggestions that she's a kind of "midwife". "Yes, ...
Can oceans turn the tide on the climate
Oct 09, 2019 (ESA)
Covering over 70% of Earth's surface, oceans play an extremely important role in our climate and in our lives. The recent IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and C...
Back from the dead: Some corals regrow after 'fatal' warming
Oct 09, 2019 (AFP)
The chance discovery, made by Diego K. Kersting from the Freie University of Berlin and the University of Barcelona during diving expeditions in the Spanish Med...
Dutch challenge EU pulse fishing ban in top court
Oct 09, 2019 (AFP)
Dutch fishermen are the main users of the practice but their French counterparts have long railed against it, calling it unfair competition that leads to unsust...
Navy diving system for sustained operations approved
Oct 08, 2019 (UPI)
The Saturation Fly Away Diving System, or SATFADS, approval follows completion on Sept. 26, of a 30-foot wet certification of the launch and recovery system in ...
Scientists fight to save unique Guiana coral reef
Oct 04, 2019 (AFP)
From the deck of a Greenpeace ship, they take photos and keep meticulous notes -- compiling a catalogue of sea creatures sustained by a coral reef only recently...
Star DiCaprio urged to cut support for India river project
Sep 26, 2019 (AFP)
The Coalition for Environmental Justice in India said DiCaprio's endorsement of the so-called Cauvery Calling tree-planting campaign was ill-advised. The campai...
US govt blames homeless for water woes in California
Sep 26, 2019 (AFP)
"Based on data and reports, the EPA is concerned that California's implementation of federal environmental laws is failing to meets its obligations required und...
Humanity must rescue oceans to rescue itself, UN warns
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
Crumbling ice sheets, marine heatwaves, melting glaciers, ocean dead zones, thawing permafrost -- a raft of impacts on sea and ice are decimating fish stocks, l...
Tropical fish swim into Europe's waters as common species head north
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
Experts say bluefin tuna, seahorse and the bright triggerfish from the tropics are swimming to Europe's warming seas while fish such as cod are migrating northw...
'Blue finance' hopes to put oceans on a sustainable path
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
From food production and marine biotechnology research to seabed mining and renewable energy production, investors are expecting a wave of initiatives in the wa...
Zimbabwean capital grapples with water shortage
Sep 24, 2019 (AFP)
The city's sole waterworks on Monday had to suspend distribution as it lacked the cash to buy imported water treatment chemicals. The crisis eased a little on T...
Mumbai fears for homes and lives amid rising seas
Sep 24, 2019 (AFP)
During the monsoon, near-daily storms regularly flood Dharavi, one of Asia's biggest slums and home to some of the coastal city's most vulnerable residents. "Th...
Jellyfish thrive in the man-made disruption of the oceans
Sep 24, 2019 (AFP)
Jellyfish have been on Earth longer than we have -- they are believed to have roamed the oceans for nearly 600 million years. But human activity, from over-fish...
'Planting water' is possible - against aridity and droughts
Sep 23, 2019 (SPX)
Together with scientists from the UK and the US, researchers from the Leibniz- Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) have developed a mathe...
Yemen upcycles shot-up buses to ease water shortage
Sep 23, 2019 (AFP)
Sitting among still battle-scarred buses, the tanker was repurposed by student welfare officer Nashwan el-Rebasi, who has made a mini fleet of water transporter...
China, Solomon Islands establish diplomatic relations
Sep 21, 2019 (AFP)
"We look forward to the quick development of bilateral relations between China and the Solomons," Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said at a ceremony in Beijing...
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