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Southwest sliding into a drier climate
Feb 15, 2016 (SPX)
The weather patterns that typically bring moisture to the southwestern United States are becoming more rare, an indication that the region is sliding into the d...
Rising Seas Slowed by Increasing Water on Land
Feb 12, 2016 (JPL)
New measurements from a NASA satellite have allowed researchers to identify and quantify, for the first time, how climate-driven increases of liquid water stora...
A global software solution for road, water and sewer repairs
Feb 12, 2016 (SPX)
Ever have your street repaved one year, only to have it torn up for sewage work shortly afterwards? Municipal blunders like this may soon be a thing of the past...
Fish fins can sense touch
Feb 12, 2016 (SPX)
The human fingertip is a finely tuned sensory machine, and even slight touches convey a great deal of information about our physical environment. It turns out, ...
Ocean acidification makes coralline algae less robust
Feb 12, 2016 (SPX)
Ocean acidification (the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere), is affecting the formation of the s...
Study accurately dates coral loss at Great Barrier Reef
Feb 11, 2016 (SPX)
The timing of significant Great Barrier Reef coral loss captured by a series of historical photos has been accurately determined for the first time by a Univers...
Man-made underwater sound may have wider ecosystem effects than previously thought
Feb 11, 2016 (SPX)
Underwater sound linked to human activity could alter the behaviour of seabed creatures that play a vital role in marine ecosystems, according to new research f...
Coca-Cola stops making drinks at three Indian plants
Feb 11, 2016 (AFP)
Coca-Cola has halted manufacturing at three plants in India temporarily on lower sales, company officials said Thursday, as the US giant faces challenges from a...
Inland fisheries determined to surface as food powerhouse
Feb 11, 2016 (SPX)
No longer satisfied to be washed out by epic seas and vast oceans, the world's lakes, rivers, streams, canals, reservoirs and other land-locked waters continue ...
Iraq says risk to Mosul Dam affecting anti-IS drive
Feb 10, 2016 (AFP)
The risk of Iraq's largest dam collapsing and unleashing a huge wave onto Mosul is affecting plans to retake the city from jihadists, an adviser to the premier'...
The mystery of the Red Sea
Feb 10, 2016 (SPX)
The Red Sea is known as one of the best tourist destinations for good relaxation and scuba-diving, but no one can even imagine that this place is inhabited by m...
Flint mayor demands lead pipes be replaced after scandal
Feb 09, 2016 (AFP)
Replacing 15,000 lead pipes is the only way that residents of Flint, Michigan can feel safe again in the wake of a tainted water scandal, the US city's mayor sa...
Iraq's largest dam at 'higher risk' of failure: US
Feb 09, 2016 (AFP)
Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, the country's largest, is at now at a "higher risk" of failure that could devastate areas to its south, according to a US assessment...
Sea turtles with tumors fill Florida hospital
Feb 07, 2016 (AFP)
The young patient writhes on the operating table, kicking its flippers. A team of medical attendants turns it over, revealing an underbelly cluttered with tumor...
Southwest sliding into a new normal: Drier conditions
Feb 05, 2016 (SPX)
The weather patterns that typically bring moisture to the Southwest are becoming more rare, an indication that the region is sliding into the drier climate stat...
For many species, noise pollution can be deadly
Feb 05, 2016 (AFP)
Some reef-dwelling fish are twice as likely to get gobbled up by predators in the presence of a noisy motorboat, according to a study released Friday. The resea...
The seawater temperature distribution in tropics affects the rainfall in East Asia
Feb 05, 2016 (SPX)
A wide swatch of Asia, from the tropics to the mid-latitudes, which has wet and dry seasons, is significantly affected by "Asian monsoons." The amount of rainfa...
Battery technology could charge up water desalination
Feb 05, 2016 (SPX)
The technology that charges batteries for electronic devices could provide fresh water from salty seas, says a new study by University of Illinois engineers. El...
Plastic debris crossing the Pacific can transport more species with the help of barnacles
Feb 05, 2016 (SPX)
The smooth surfaces of much of the plastic waste rapidly increasing in the ocean appear to provide poor habitat for animals - that is, until barnacles step in. ...
Ready for the high seas?
Feb 04, 2016 (SPX)
Seagrass is the quiet achiever. The bundles of foliage often found washed up on beaches come from one of the most productive members of the plant kingdom. The l...
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