WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Sharks in acidic waters avoid smell of food

Sep 16, 2014 (SPX)

The increasing acidification of ocean waters caused by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels could rob sharks of their ability to sense the smell of food, a ...

Small algae with great potential

Sep 16, 2014 (SPX)

The single most important calcifying algae of the world's oceans is able to simultaneously adapt to rising water temperatures and ocean acidification through ev...

Indian Ocean expedition pioneers citizen oceanography

Sep 15, 2014 (SPX)

Recreational sailors who become "citizen oceanographers" could help provide vital scientific knowledge about the world's oceans by sampling and testing remote w...

Environmentalists criticise Australia reef protection plan

Sep 15, 2014 (AFP)

Environmentalists criticised a new Australian government plan released Monday to protect the Great Barrier Reef in the face of UN concerns, saying it will not d...

Ocean Warming Affecting Florida Reefs

Sep 15, 2014 (SPX)

Late-summer water temperatures near the Florida Keys were warmer by nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit in the last several decades compared to a century earlier, accor...

Scientific discoveries during search for missing plane

Sep 14, 2014 (UPI)

Using sonar, radar and satellite data, investigator still haven't been able to find missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. What they have found are "seamounts an...

Sharks more abundant on healthy coral reefs

Sep 12, 2014 (SPX)

Sharks in no-fishing zones in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Marine Park are more abundant when the coral is healthy, according to a study published in the open-a...

Mexico probes governor over dam amid political clash

Sep 11, 2014 (AFP)

Mexico's federal authorities opened an investigation Wednesday into whether a governor illegally built a river dam on his family's ranch property that may have ...

New curbs on trade in threatened sharks

Sep 11, 2014 (AFP)

Seven threatened species of shark and ray are to get greater protection, as a historic agreement aimed at safeguarding the world's oldest predator takes effect,...

Scientists apply biomedical technique to reveal changes within the body of the ocean

Sep 10, 2014 (SPX)

For decades, medical researchers have sought new methods to diagnose how different types of cells and systems in the body are functioning. Now scientists have a...

Brown Tide Algae Exploit Nutrient-Rich Coastlines

Sep 09, 2014 (SPX)

The sea-grass beds of Long Island's Great South Bay once teemed with shellfish. Clams, scallops and oysters filtered nutrients from the water and flushed money ...

Declining likelihood of El Nino by year-end: UN

Sep 08, 2014 (AFP)

The "El Nino" phenomenon, which sparks climate extremes around the globe, could take hold in the Pacific Ocean by the end of the year, but the likelihood has de...

Coral trout pick their hunting partners carefully

Sep 08, 2014 (UPI)

Previous studies have shown fish and eels work together to flush out and catch prey, and new research suggests coral trout are especially discerning in choosing...

U.S. Interior Secretary applauds Louisiana coastal restoration plan

Sep 05, 2014 (UPI)

U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, during a trip to southern Louisiana on Friday, applauded the state's plan to restore its coast. Jewell reviewed the $50 bi...

New deep sea mushroom-shaped organisms discovered

Sep 05, 2014 (SPX)

Scientists discovered two new species of sea-dwelling, mushroom-shaped organisms, according to a study published September 3, 2014 in the open-access journal PL...

Research shows declining levels of acidity in Sierra Nevada lakes

Sep 05, 2014 (SPX)

California's water supply depends on a clean snow pack and healthy mountain lakes. The lakes receive a large amount of runoff in the spring from the melting sno...

Gazans dig deep after ceasefire as water shortage bites

Sep 05, 2014 (AFP)

After two weeks with no water following Israel's 50-day offensive, Abu Osama took matters into his own hands, and like hundreds of others, sank a well beside hi...

Florida man hooks massive shrimp-like creature off dock

Sep 05, 2014 (UPI)

A man fishing off a dock in Florida this week reeled in a massive shrimp-like crustacean -- stretching 18 inches in length and looking like it time-traveled fro...

EU court rules against France over nitrates water pollution

Sep 04, 2014 (AFP)

The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that France had failed to adequately prevent water pollution by nitrates and ordered the government to implemen...

Archer fish spit water at prey with impressive precision

Sep 04, 2014 (UPI)

Most fish wait for their land-based prey, whether insects or small rodents, to fall into the water -- whether on purpose or on accident -- to get their eat on. ...