WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Ocean acidification mayhamper tiny shell builders in Southern Ocean

Mar 30, 2015 (SPX)

A University of Colorado Boulder study shows a ubiquitous type of phytoplankton - tiny organisms that are the base of the marine food web - appears to be suffer...

Future US Navy: robotic sub-hunters, deepsea pods

Mar 28, 2015 (AFP)

The robotic revolution that transformed warfare in the skies will soon extend to the deep sea, with underwater spy "satellites," drone-launching pods on the oce...

A mile deep, ocean fish facing health impacts from human pollution

Mar 27, 2015 (SPX)

Deep-water marine fish living on the continental slopes at depths from 2,000 feet to one mile have liver pathologies, tumors and other health problems that may ...

New membranes deliver clean water more efficiently

Mar 27, 2015 (SPX)

Published recently in the journal Advanced Materials, the new membranes will supply clean water for use in desalination and water purification applications. San...

DARPA seeking technology for unmanned surface vessel

Mar 27, 2015 (UPI)

The U.S, military has issued a Request for Information on available technologies that could aid development of a new type of unmanned surface vessel. The techno...

The Salton Sea: a time-bomb amid California drought

Mar 26, 2015 (AFP)

At first sight the Salton Sea looks putrid, with dead fish scattered among patches of fetid water in a vast salty lake in the middle of the Californian desert. ...

Global water use may outstrip supply by mid-century

Mar 24, 2015 (SPX)

Population growth could cause global demand for water to outpace supply by mid-century if current levels of consumption continue. But it wouldn't be the first t...

Atlantic Ocean overturning found to slow down already today

Mar 24, 2015 (SPX)

The gradual but accelerating melting of the Greenland ice-sheet, caused by man-made global warming, is a possible major contributor to the slowdown. Further wea...

Unaweep Canyon and Earth's deep-time past

Mar 23, 2015 (SPX)

Unaweep Canyon is a puzzling landscape - the only canyon on Earth with two mouths. First formally documented by western explorers mapping the Colorado Territory...

Ocean pipes 'not cool,' would end up warming climate

Mar 23, 2015 (SPX)

To combat global climate change caused by greenhouse gases, alternative energy sources and other types of environmental recourse actions are needed. There are a...

Smoke and mirrors on coral reefs: How a tiny fish deceives its prey

Mar 23, 2015 (SPX)

Basel Zoologists are unveiling the colorful secrets of coral reefs: On the Australian Great Barrier Reef they discovered a coral reef fish, the dusky dottyback ...

Color-morphing reef fish is a 'wolf in sheep's clothing'

Mar 23, 2015 (SPX)

A new study has shown that the dottyback, a small predatory reef fish, can change the colour of its body to imitate a variety of other reef fish species, allowi...

Submarine discharges adds as much nutrients as rivers to the sea

Mar 23, 2015 (SPX)

Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) consists of a mixture of continental freshwater and seawater, which recirculates through the coastal aquifer. In addition ...

Radiation, climate force Bikini Islanders to seek US refuge

Mar 22, 2015 (AFP)

A tiny central Pacific community, forced to evacuate their homes because of US nuclear testing, are now demanding refuge in the United States as they face a new...

Thousands march against Irish water charges

Mar 21, 2015 (AFP)

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Dublin on Saturday in the latest mass protest against new water charges which have sparked widespread public anger. The...

Plan ensures Great Barrier Reef future: Australia

Mar 21, 2015 (AFP)

Australia released its long-term blueprint to save the Great Barrier Reef Saturday, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying protecting the World Heritage site wa...

Gulf of Mexico marine food web changes over the decades

Mar 18, 2015 (SPX)

Scientists in the Gulf of Mexico now have a better understanding of how naturally-occurring climate cycles - as well as human activities - can trigger widesprea...

West Coast waters shifting to lower-productivity regime

Mar 18, 2015 (SPX)

Large-scale climate patterns that affect the Pacific Ocean indicate that waters off the West Coast have shifted toward warmer, less productive conditions that m...

Rare glimpse into how coral procreates could aid future conservation

Mar 18, 2015 (SPX)

A rare and threatened Caribbean coral species has for the first time been successfully bred and raised in the lab, according to research published in the open a...

Britain to create world's biggest protected marine reserve

Mar 18, 2015 (AFP)

Britain on Wednesday said it intended to create what will be the world's biggest fully-protected marine reserve, covering an area nearly the size of France and ...