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Light pollution a threat to annual coral spawning
Dec 17, 2015 (SPX)
University of Queensland research has pinpointed artificial light as a threat to coral reproduction, in a discovery that will help guide reef and marine ecosyst...
Growth potential remains at risk on even the most remote coral reefs
Dec 17, 2015 (SPX)
Coral reefs in the Indian Ocean that were severely damaged by a global warming event 17 years ago have bounced back to optimum health and have the potential to ...
Researchers find what makes 'black market' water vendors work more reliably and fairly
Dec 17, 2015 (SPX)
In areas of the world with no piped water, people rely on 'black market' water - sold by informal vendors who have no oversight - which can be high-priced and h...
Greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater higher than thought
Dec 17, 2015 (SPX)
Do not underestimate the babbling brook. When it comes to greenhouse gases, these bucolic water bodies have the potential to create a lot of hot air. According ...
New process turns decades into hours for mining-water purification
Dec 15, 2015 (SPX)
Cleaning up the water left over from mining operations can literally take generations - 25 to 50 years on average - leaving billions of gallons of the precious ...
Nature, not humans, has greater influence on Colorado River Basin
Dec 15, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers have found that the water supply of the Colorado River basin, one of the most important sources for water in the southwestern United States, is infl...
Models overestimate rainfall increases due to climate change
Dec 15, 2015 (SPX)
Lawrence Livermore researchers and collaborators have found that most climate models overestimate the increase in global precipitation due to climate change. Sp...
Global ocean microbiome key to understanding environmental changes
Dec 15, 2015 (SPX)
The billions of marine microorganisms present in every liter of seawater represent a structured ecological community that regulates how the Earth functions in p...
New theory of Okinawan coral migration and diversity proposed
Dec 15, 2015 (SPX)
A team from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), led by Group Leader Chuya Shinzato in Professor Noriyuki Satoh's Marine ...
Deep core of African lake gives insight to ancient lake levels, biodiversity
Dec 14, 2015 (SPX)
Syracuse Earth sciences professor Christopher Scholz and former Ph.D. student Robert Lyons have an unprecedented glimpse into the past of a lake with explosive ...
As Florida Keys flood, property worries seep in
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
Extreme high tides have turned streets into canal-like swamps in the Florida Keys, with armies of mosquitoes and the stench of stagnating water filling the air,...
Coral reefs could be more vulnerable to coastal development than predicted
Dec 11, 2015 (SPX)
For years, many scientists thought we had a secret weapon to protect coral reefs from nutrients flushed into the seas by human activity. Experiments suggested t...
US Pacific Northwest's extreme rainfall tallied by NASA's IMERG
Dec 11, 2015 (SPX)
As moisture from the tropics has been streaming into the Pacific Northwest by the "Pineapple Express" NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission and ...
A DNA analysis of ballast water detects invasive species
Dec 11, 2015 (SPX)
The German research vessel Polarstern covers thousands of kilometres between the northern and southern hemispheres in search of samples of biological material. ...
Pacific tuna conservation meeting ends in deadlock
Dec 09, 2015 (AFP)
Environmental groups expressed frustration Wednesday after a key Pacific fishing industry meeting failed to adopt measures to protect vulnerable tuna species fr...
Even thermally tolerant corals are in hot water when it comes to bleaching
Dec 09, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists have discovered that corals adapted to naturally high temperatures, such as those off the north west coast of Australia, are nonetheless highly susce...
Quenching the water demands of today's megacities
Dec 08, 2015 (SPX)
Municipal water problems of yesteryear: The well's going dry. Dig deeper. Municipal water problems of today: Megacities with millions of thirsty residents and w...
Microwaves improve green workings of materials used to clean wastewater
Dec 08, 2015 (SPX)
A new method for making the material used for cleaning wastewater makes the production process greener - and 20 times faster. In a study published in Applied Ma...
Panama isle is nerve center for climate researchers
Dec 07, 2015 (AFP)
In a manmade lake in the Panama Canal sits an island whose compact jungle is teeming with researchers studying biodiversity and climate change -- a tropical out...
Bangladesh island losing battle to stem climate tide
Dec 07, 2015 (AFP)
Hamida Begum has fled her home on Bangladesh's Kutubdia island more times than she can remember while her neighbours have already given up the battle to prevent...
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