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Scientists find genes driving Bahama pupfish specialization
Dec 30, 2016 (UPI)
The saltwater lakes of the Bahama's San Salvador Island are home to a rich diversity of fish species, including several species of Bahama pupfish. What makes su...
Newly discovered 'Casper' octopod at risk from deep-sea mining
Dec 29, 2016 (SPX)
Last spring, researchers made Newly discovered 'Casper' octopod at risk from deep-sea minings with the discovery of what was surely a new species of octopod, cr...
Bangladeshi fishermen claim Myanmar navy attacked trawler
Dec 28, 2016 (AFP)
Four Bangladeshi fishermen were injured when Myanmar's navy allegedly opened fire on them while they were fishing along the countries' troubled border in the Ba...
Rebels blamed for 'poisoning' Damascus water
Dec 25, 2016 (AFP)
Residents of the Syrian capital were facing their third consecutive day of water shortages on Sunday, with authorities accusing "terrorist groups" of deliberate...
Pakistan frees 220 Indian fishermen
Dec 25, 2016 (AFP)
Pakistan on Sunday released 220 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters as a "goodwill gesture" to its nuclear-armed rival India, offi...
Paris climate deal could save millions of fish, livelihoods
Dec 22, 2016 (AFP)
Many fish migrate or die when the water gets too hot, but millions could be saved if the world meets the global warming targets in the 2015 Paris accord, a stud...
Manganese nodules as breeding ground for deep-sea octopuses
Dec 22, 2016 (SPX)
Manganese nodules on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean are an important breeding ground for deep-sea octopuses. As reported by a German-American team of biologist...
Taking stock of the world's lakes
Dec 21, 2016 (SPX)
The total shoreline of the world's lakes is more than four times longer than the global ocean coastline. And if all the water in those lakes were spread over th...
Early action key to reducing sea lion impacts on salmon, new study finds
Dec 21, 2016 (SPX)
A new study used the same kind of models that scientists use to track disease to instead examine how some California sea lions have learned to prey on salmon ga...
Rising sea level estimates require collaborative response
Dec 21, 2016 (SPX)
Policymakers and scientists must act quickly and collaboratively to help coastal areas better prepare for rising sea levels globally, say climate change experts...
A small change with a large impact
Dec 20, 2016 (SPX)
The uptake of fossil fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) by the ocean increases seawater acidity and causes a decline in carbonate ion concentrations. This process, terme...
Insectivorous long-fingered bats may also be capable of catching fish
Dec 20, 2016 (SPX)
While most long-fingered bats eat only insects, they may all be instinctively able to also catch fish, according to a study published December 14, 2016 in the o...
Ocean temperatures faithfully recorded in mother-of-pearl
Dec 20, 2016 (SPX)
Mother-of-pearl or nacre (pronounced nay-ker), the lustrous, tough-as-nails biomineral that lines some seashells, has been shown to be a faithful record of anci...
Former city managers face criminal charges in Flint water crisis
Dec 20, 2016 (AFP)
US prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against high-ranking officials in the contaminated water probe in the Midwestern city of Flint. Darnell Earley and Gerald A...
Lidar helps scientists study plankton cycles
Dec 19, 2016 (UPI)
Improved lidar technologies are helping scientists better understand the drivers of plankton boom-bust cycles. New analysis suggest the push and pull between pl...
Ethiopia inaugurates dam to double energy output
Dec 17, 2016 (AFP)
Ethiopia on Saturday inaugurated a hydroelectric dam that aims to double the country's electricity output, but which critics say is a threat to locals and a UNE...
Extraordinary animation reveals ocean's role in El Ninos
Dec 16, 2016 (SPX)
Australian researchers from the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science have produced a remarkab...
Rain out, research in
Dec 16, 2016 (SPX)
In many parts of the world, lack of sufficient water makes it difficult - or impossible - to grow crops. Even in areas with enough water for farming, droughts c...
Southern elephant seals may adjust their diving behavior to stay in prey patches
Dec 16, 2016 (SPX)
When southern elephant seals find dense patches of prey, they dive and return to the surface at steeper angles, and are more sinuous at the bottom of a dive, ac...
Mexico scrambles to save world's smallest porpoise
Dec 16, 2016 (AFP)
Mexican authorities and scientists are scrambling to save the world's smallest porpoise, the vaquita marina, from extinction, capturing illegal "ghost" fishing ...
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