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Water levels in Great Salt Lake's north arm hit historic low
Dec 30, 2015 (UPI)
The north arm of the Great Salt Lake hit historically low levels for the second straight year. According to a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey, the no...
Floating anti-plastic waste dam to be tested in North Sea
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
A revolutionary floating dam that traps plastic bags, bottles and other waste choking the world's oceans will be tested at sea for the first time in 2016, the O...
Philippine coastal zone research reveals tropical cyclone disruption of nutrient cycling
Dec 30, 2015 (SPX)
Living on beachfront property on a tropical island is an idyllic life goal for many people. Those people may be envious of a number of native Philippine plant s...
Large permanent reserves required for effective conservation of old fish
Dec 30, 2015 (SPX)
Permanent marine protected areas and wilderness - places where fish can grow old - are critical to the effective conservation of marine ecosystems according to ...
Skulls from Vanuatu cemetery suggest Polynesians were first settlers
Dec 29, 2015 (UPI)
Previous studies haves suggested Melanesians -- the native island people of Fiji and Papua New Guinea -- first settled Vanuatu. But new research points to the P...
Ship tracks form letter A above Pacific
Dec 28, 2015 (UPI)
The water wakes left by ocean tankers and container ships don't last long, but large vessels also leave an airborne trail. In July, the cloudy signatures of pas...
Corals may fare better in turbid waters, Florida Tech research finds
Dec 28, 2015 (SPX)
New research from Florida Institute of Technology scientists Chris Cacciapaglia and Rob van Woesik shows that corals may survive better in warm oceans where the...
Burst Brazilian dam will not be rebuilt, company says
Dec 26, 2015 (AFP)
A waste water dam that burst at a Brazilian mine last month, killing 17 people, will not be rebuilt, the company that operates the facility said Saturday. In ad...
Normal weather drives salt marsh erosion
Dec 24, 2015 (SPX)
For salt marshes, hurricanes are just another day at the beach. These coastal wetlands are in retreat in many locations around the globe - raising deep concerns...
The Ninja lanternshark: Scientists discover new deep sea species
Dec 24, 2015 (UPI)
"Ninja lanternshark" sounds like a video game character, but it's not. It's the unofficial name of newly discovered shark species. The shark's proper name is Et...
Dartmouth study sheds light on lake evaporation under changing climate
Dec 23, 2015 (SPX)
Dartmouth scientists have shown for the first time how winds blowing across lakes affect the chemical makeup of water vapor above and evaporated from lakes, whi...
Phytoplankton like it hot
Dec 22, 2015 (SPX)
Warmer temperatures increase biodiversity and photosynthesis in phytoplankton, researchers at the University of Exeter and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL...
Our water pipes crawl with millions of bacteria
Dec 22, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered that our drinking water is to a large extent purified by millions of "good bacteria" found in water p...
Spread of algal toxin through marine food web broke records in 2015
Dec 22, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers monitoring the unprecedented bloom of toxic algae along the west coast of North America in 2015 found record levels of the algal toxin domoic acid i...
New polymer could greatly improve water purification
Dec 22, 2015 (UPI)
Materials scientists at Cornell University have created a new polymer with tremendous water purification abilities. The new polymer is a porous form of cyclodex...
A year after work starts, little sign of Nicaragua canal
Dec 21, 2015 (AFP)
A year ago, to much fanfare, a Chinese consortium planning on building a canal across Nicaragua to rival the century-old one in neighboring Panama started inita...
Coastal marshes more resilient to sea-level rise than previously believed
Dec 21, 2015 (SPX)
Accelerating rates of sea-level rise linked to climate change pose a major threat to coastal marshes and the vital carbon capturing they perform. But a new Duke...
Costa Rica boasts 99% renewable energy in 2015
Dec 18, 2015 (AFP)
Almost all of Costa Rica's electricity came from renewable sources this year, making it one of a few countries in the world to eschew fossil fuels in energy gen...
Tropical groundwater resources resilient to climate change
Dec 17, 2015 (SPX)
Tropical groundwater may prove to be a climate-resilient source of freshwater in the tropics as intense rainfall favours the replenishment of these resources, a...
Tiny phytoplankton have big influence on climate change
Dec 17, 2015 (SPX)
As nations across the globe negotiate how to reduce their contributions to climate change, researchers at Penn are investigating just how the coming changes wil...
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