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Ocean acidification changes balance of biofouling communities
Jan 29, 2015 (SPX)
A new study of marine organisms that make up the 'biofouling community' - tiny creatures that attach themselves to ships' hulls and rocks in the ocean around th...
Smothered oceans
Jan 29, 2015 (SPX)
Seafloor sediment cores reveal abrupt, extensive loss of oxygen in the ocean when ice sheets melted roughly 10,000-17,000 years ago, according to a study from t...
Satellite study identifies water bodies important for biodiversity conservation
Jan 29, 2015 (SPX)
Using satellite images to study changing patterns of surface water is a powerful tool for identifying conservationally important "stepping stone" water bodies t...
From Tar Sands to Ring of Fire - Canada's watersheds
Jan 28, 2015 (SPX)
The Tar Sands in Alberta, potential development in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, declining timber harvest and farming - human activity is transforming C...
Sao Paulo warns of severe water rationing
Jan 28, 2015 (AFP)
Authorities in Sao Paulo, Brazil's richest state and economic hub, have warned they are considering severe water rationing if the country's worst drought in 80 ...
Russian Scientists Develop 'Underwater Wi-Fi' to Control Sea Robots
Jan 27, 2015 (Sputnik)
Scientists at the Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) are working on a modem that will be able to provide users the ability to connect to the internet in an unde...
Australian sharks to be tracked at any time
Jan 27, 2015 (XNA)
The exact location of 40 Australian sharks will soon be known at any time of the day. In an Australian first, scientists will be given greater access than ever ...
Glow-in-the-dark algae turns Hong Kong harbor blue
Jan 27, 2015 (UPI)
The waters of Hong Kong's harbor are sparkling a bright electric blue at night, as boats and thrown stones send ripples through the growing mats of Sea Sparkle....
Small drop in sea level had big impact on southern Great Barrier Reef
Jan 26, 2015 (SPX)
The idea that coral reefs have formed over millennia in a continuous process has been challenged by a study of the southern Great Barrier Reef. The research, le...
Katherine, the tagged great white shark, returns to Florida
Jan 26, 2015 (UPI)
In accordance with her seasonal migratory cycles -- up and down the coast, out to the open ocean and back to the shallows -- Katherine the great white shark is ...
Study projects major loss of corals in Great Barrier Reef
Jan 26, 2015 (SPX)
The coverage of living corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could decline to less than 10 percent if ocean warming continues, according to a new study that ...
More weather tantrums predicted for 'La Nina' says study
Jan 26, 2015 (AFP)
La Nina, a weather phenomenon that periodically causes devastating droughts and storms, will likely occur more frequently and more violently this century as a r...
UN moves toward major treaty for ocean biodiversity
Jan 24, 2015 (AFP)
UN member states agreed Saturday to begin negotiations on a treaty to protect marine biodiversity in ocean areas extending beyond territorial waters, in a move ...
Australia orders waste dumping ban on Great Barrier Reef
Jan 24, 2015 (AFP)
Australia has ordered a ban on dumping dredge waste on most of the Great Barrier Reef, the environment minister said Saturday, as part of a push to stop the UN ...
Drought sees Rio's main hydro plant turned off
Jan 22, 2015 (AFP)
A major Rio hydroelectric power plant was switched off after water levels slipped below an operational minimum following severe drought, Brazil's national grid ...
Aqua-Spark investments aim to stop plunder of sea life
Jan 22, 2015 (AFP)
An investment fund aimed at prospering while preventing overfishing from wiping out ocean life announced on Thursday it is pumping $4 million into two companies...
Biggest fish in the ocean receives international protection
Jan 21, 2015 (SPX)
Whale sharks are among the largest living fish in the world - weighing up to 40,000 pounds and 40 feet in length. They are also so docile that humans often swim...
Atmospheric rivers, aerosol particles, and California reservoirs
Jan 21, 2015 (SPX)
In the midst of the California rainy season, scientists are embarking on a field campaign designed to improve the understanding of the natural and human-caused ...
Heart arrhythmias detected in deep-diving marine mammals
Jan 20, 2015 (SPX)
A new study of dolphins and seals shows that despite their remarkable adaptations to aquatic life, exercising while holding their breath remains a physiological...
For sea turtles, there's no place like magnetic home
Jan 20, 2015 (SPX)
Adult sea turtles find their way back to the beaches where they hatched by seeking out unique magnetic signatures along the coast, according to new evidence fro...
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