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Lockheed gets $166 million dry submersible contract
Jul 14, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has received a $166 million contract for a U.S. Special Operations Command dry submersible system. The contract will cover the design, developme...
Beavers may restore imperiled streams, fish populations
Jul 12, 2016 (SPX)
Utah State University scientists report a watershed-scale experiment in highly degraded streams within Oregon's John Day Basin demonstrates building beaver dam ...
China has 'no historic rights' in South China Sea: tribunal
Jul 12, 2016 (AFP)
China has no legal basis to claim "historic rights" to islands in the South China Sea and has violated Manila's sovereign rights, an international tribunal rule...
After decades of clean up attempts, world's lakes still suffer from phosphorus pollution
Jul 12, 2016 (SPX)
Leading scientists warn: Phosphorus pollution is a major concern. We need to speed up recovery treatments of lakes - or accept poor freshwater quality. In a ser...
Experts listen in on noisy Falmouth seas
Jul 11, 2016 (SPX)
A long-term plan for managing noise in shallow parts of the ocean such as Falmouth Bay is needed to protect the environment, scientists have said. Manmade noise...
Shark town: Australian surf spot reeling from attacks
Jul 08, 2016 (AFP)
Ever since surfer Garry Meredith rushed to the water to help save a man mauled by a shark off Australia's east coast, he has not been able to get back on his bo...
Florida algae bloom afflicts economy, sea life
Jul 08, 2016 (AFP)
Every night Tim Robinson sleeps in his boat, which floats atop a blanket of foul-smelling bright green slime. For houseboat dwellers like Robinson, the toxic al...
Ocean acidification affects predator-prey response
Jul 06, 2016 (SPX)
Ocean acidification makes it harder for sea snails to escape from their sea star predators, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The f...
Ocean circulation implicated in past abrupt climate changes
Jul 06, 2016 (SPX)
There was a period during the last ice age when temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere went on a rollercoaster ride, plummeting and then rising again every 1,5...
Researchers identify human fingerprint on Indo-Pacific warm pool growth
Jul 06, 2016 (SPX)
The Indo-Pacific warm pool (IPWP), Earth's largest region of warm sea surface temperatures (SSTs), has the highest rainfall and is fundamental to global atmosph...
New technology could improve use of small-scale hydropower in developing nations
Jul 06, 2016 (SPX)
Engineers at Oregon State University have created a new computer modeling package that people anywhere in the world could use to assess the potential of a strea...
Seaweeds get sick too when they're stressed
Jul 06, 2016 (SPX)
A variety of normally harmless bacteria can cause bleaching disease in seaweeds when the seaweeds become stressed by high water temperatures, UNSW Australia res...
The Smithsonian celebrates the Panama Canal expansion
Jul 03, 2016 (SPX)
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) celebrated with Panama the completion of the Panama Canal expansion project on June 26, 2016. The $5.6 billio...
Climate change is affecting North American fish
Jul 03, 2016 (SPX)
Climate change is already affecting inland fish across North America - including some fish that are popular with anglers. Scientists are seeing a variety of cha...
Microalgae eat themselves when times are tough
Jun 30, 2016 (UPI)
Researchers in Germany have revealed the chemical mechanisms that govern the ways microalgae adapt to changing levels of nutritional abundance -- ramping up cel...
Stanford scientists find 'water windfall' beneath California's Central Valley
Jun 30, 2016 (SPX)
California's drought-stricken Central Valley harbors three times more groundwater than previously estimated, Stanford scientists have found. Accessing this wate...
Lionfish invading the Mediterranean Sea
Jun 30, 2016 (SPX)
Rising sea temperatures in the Mediterranean are encouraging alien lionfish species to invade and colonise new territories with potentially serious ecological a...
Good bacteria vital to coral reef survival
Jun 29, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists say good bacteria could be the key to keeping coral healthy, able to withstand the impacts of global warming and to secure the long-term survival of ...
Preparing for a new relationship: Coral and algae interactions explored
Jun 29, 2016 (SPX)
Coral cannot survive on its own for long. It needs to create a symbiotic relationship with algae to survive. Algae provides approximately 90 percent of the ener...
China dam water release captured by drone
Jun 29, 2016 (AFP)
A photographer used a drone to capture spectacular images of cascades of water gushing from a dam in central China, an annual event attracting thousands of tour...
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