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Ocean acidification slows algae growth in the Southern Ocean
Feb 27, 2015 (SPX)
In a recent study, scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), demonstrate for the first time that ocean a...
New, useful feature of Moringa seeds revealed
Feb 27, 2015 (SPX)
Previous studies have shown that the extracts from seeds of the Moringa oleifera tree can be used for water purification. In a new study, researchers from Uppsa...
Climate-warmed leaves change lake ecosystems
Feb 27, 2015 (SPX)
Rising soil temperatures significantly affect autumn leaves and consequently the food web, appearance and biochemical makeup of the lakes and ponds those leaves...
New Florida Tech study links coral disease to a warming Atlantic
Feb 27, 2015 (SPX)
Over the last four decades, the iconic elkhorn and staghorn corals that dominated Caribbean reefs for millions of years have all but disappeared. According to a...
Isolated wetlands have significant impact on water quality
Feb 26, 2015 (SPX)
Geographically isolated wetlands play an outsized role in providing clean water and other environmental benefits even though they may lack the regulatory protec...
Japan developing 12,000-meter-depth submersible to search seafloor
Feb 26, 2015 (XNA)
A research institution in Japan is developing a manned submersible with can dive to depths of 12,000 meters in deep sea to study seafloor, the Asahi Shimbun rep...
China media pooh-pooh Japan's luxury lavatories
Feb 26, 2015 (AFP)
The built-in bottom washers and pre-warmed seats of Japan's luxury toilets faced a storm in a U-bend on Thursday as Chinese state-run media launched a thunderou...
Sea level spiked for 2 years along northeastern North America
Feb 26, 2015 (SPX)
Sea levels from New York to Newfoundland jumped up about four inches in 2009 and 2010 because ocean circulation changed, a University of Arizona-led team report...
Global water solution critical to preempt looming conflicts
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
A new UN report warns that without large new water-related investments many societies worldwide will soon confront rising desperation and conflicts over life's ...
Bacteria in marine sponges harvests phosphorus for reef community
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
Did you ever wonder why the water is so clear around coral reefs? Scientists have known for years that sponges can filter water and gather nutrients from the oc...
Scientists bring oxygen back to dead fjord
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
More and more of the world's waters are seriously lacking oxygen. Could we use pumps to bring oxygen and thus higher life back into these waters? A Danish/Swedi...
Paleoclimate, proxies, paleosols, and precipitation: A look to the future
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
Precipitation reconstructions are essential for predicting impacts of future climate change and preparing for potential changes in terrestrial environmental con...
Cambodia expels Spanish environmental activist after arrest
Feb 23, 2015 (AFP)
Cambodia deported a Spanish environmental activist Monday after he was arrested in Phnom Penh, officials said, a move described by a rights group as the governm...
New study reveals the global impact of debris on marine life
Feb 23, 2015 (SPX)
Nearly 700 species of marine animal have been recorded as having encountered man-made debris such as plastic and glass according to the most comprehensive impac...
Huge spring tides draw crowds to French Atlantic coast
Feb 21, 2015 (AFP)
France kicked off nearly a month of exceptionally large spring tides Saturday, as tourists flocked to coastal areas to witness spectacularly high water levels a...
Satellite images reveal ocean acidification from space
Feb 20, 2015 (SPX)
Pioneering techniques that use satellites to monitor ocean acidification are set to revolutionise the way that marine biologists and climate scientists study th...
Cattle damage to riverbanks can be undone
Feb 20, 2015 (SPX)
Simply removing cattle may be all that is required to restore many degraded riverside areas in the American West, although this can vary and is dependent on loc...
Zimbabwe, Zambia secure urgent repairs of giant Kariba Dam
Feb 20, 2015 (AFP)
Urgent repairs to avert the collapse of the gigantic, power-generating Kariba Dam between Zimbabwe and Zambia will begin this year after the two neighbours sign...
Mapping seascapes in the deep ocean
Feb 19, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers from University of Southampton have developed a new, automated method for classifying hundreds of miles of the deep sea floor, in a way that is more...
MIT creates self-assembling underwater chair
Feb 18, 2015 (UPI)
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a chair that uses magnets to assemble itself from six pieces underwater. The MIT Self-Asse...
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