WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Turning sun into water in parched rural Morocco

Nov 09, 2016 (AFP)

In the arid mountains of eastern Morocco, people know the value of water all too well. "Every drop is like gold. It should almost be measured by the carat," sai...

Economic impact of inland waterway disruptions: Potentially billions

Nov 07, 2016 (SPX)

What would happen if a lengthy disruption befell the major mode of transportation of U.S. corn and soybeans? What ramifications would that have on U.S. producer...

Nightlights under the sea

Nov 07, 2016 (SPX)

A new study published in Scientific Reports by University of Delaware researchers and colleagues reveals that 100 feet below the surface of the ocean is a criti...

Ocean glider sets sail on longest journey of its kind

Nov 04, 2016 (UPI)

An ocean glider named Challenger set sail for Sri Lanka on Friday, departing the Western Australia port of Fremantle on the longest attempted journey by an auto...

Hyrdoid gets $7 million underwater drone contract modification

Nov 04, 2016 (UPI)

Hydroid Inc. has been awarded a $7 million U.S. Navy contract modification for work on the MK18 Kingfish underwater drone. The modification to the firm-fixed-pr...

Brazil dam burst like 'end of the world'

Nov 03, 2016 (AFP)

Jose Pascual thought the end of the world had come when red mud, pouring from a broken Brazilian mining dam, engulfed his village a year ago. In a way, he was r...

Coral-algae partnership is more than 210 million years old

Nov 02, 2016 (UPI)

Coral get their color from algae, which attracts biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem. They also get nutrients. In return, coral offer shelter, protection from ...

Clearing 'visual noise' to improve underwater vision and deep sea exploration

Nov 02, 2016 (SPX)

Mankind has long been peering into the depths of the sea. From finding fish to avoiding rocks, the ability to see as far as possible through turbid water has be...

Conundrum of missing iron in oxygen minimum zones solved

Nov 01, 2016 (SPX)

In principle, there is no lack of iron on Earth as the metal is one of the most abundant elements in the Earth's crust. However in the ocean, dissolved iron is ...

Early Pacific seafarers likely latched onto El Nino and other climate patterns

Nov 01, 2016 (SPX)

The colonization of far-flung Remote Oceania some 3,400 years ago was one of the most ambitious and expansive population dispersals in human history. Seafarers ...

Researchers test shark detection sonar technology in Australia

Nov 01, 2016 (UPI)

Researchers in New South Wales are partnering with the government to monitor shark activity near popular beaches. Their management plan includes a number of mon...

Midwater ocean creatures use nanotech camouflage

Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)

Crustaceans that thrive in the vastness of the open ocean have no place to hide from their predators. Consequently, many creatures that live at depths where sun...

How sharks recycle toxic ammonia to keep their skin moist

Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)

The Pacific spiny dogfish shark is a master at recycling the ocean's toxic ammonia and converting it into useful urea, according to new research from University...

Tajikistan begins building $4 bn mega-dam

Oct 29, 2016 (AFP)

Ex-Soviet republic Tajikistan on Saturday marked the start of construction of a controversial $4 billion Rogun hydroelectric dam conceived in the Soviet era, th...

Scientists assess bleaching damage on Great Barrier Reef

Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)

Scientists are surveying the continuing aftermath of the worst coral bleaching event ever recorded on the Great Barrier Reef. Six months after the extreme under...

Major environmental changes seen for Mediterranean: study

Oct 27, 2016 (AFP)

Global warming is likely to change the environment of the Mediterranean region in ways unseen in the past 10,000 years, reshaping forests and turning parts of E...

Species speed up adaptation to beat effects of warmer oceans

Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)

Some fish species are adapting to survive environmental changes without significant genetic evolution, according to research from the University of East Anglia ...

Search suspended for star Chinese sailor lost in mid-Pacific

Oct 27, 2016 (AFP)

The US Coast Guard suspended its Pacific Ocean search for star Chinese sailor Guo Chuan, it said, after rescuers boarded his drifting yacht and confirmed he was...

'Many more' corals die in Great Barrier Reef bleaching

Oct 26, 2016 (AFP)

More corals are dying and others are succumbing to disease and predators after the worst-ever bleaching on Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, scientists sai...

Pitt researcher part of team that finds Southern East Africa getting wetter, not dryer

Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)

The prevailing notion that the African continent has been getting progressively drier over time is being challenged by a new study that finds that drought has a...