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Most abundant ocean organisms have clear daily cycles
Jul 11, 2014 (SPX)
Imagine the open ocean as a microbial megacity, teeming with life too small to be seen. In every drop of water, hundreds of types of bacteria can be found. Now ...
Border guard wounded in shootout over water access on Kyrgyz-Tajik border
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
A Kyrgyz border guard received head injuries on Thursday following clashes near a disputed border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan that Bishkek blamed on Tajik...
New study of largely unstudied mesophotic coral reef geology
Jul 09, 2014 (SPX)
A new study on biological erosion of mesophotic tropical coral reefs, which are low energy reef environments between 30-150 meters deep, provides new insights i...
Water bonus flows from climate change measures
Jul 09, 2014 (SPX)
The equivalent of one-third of Melbourne's water use could be saved each year through the implementation of efficiency measures that deal with climate change, a...
SAR11, oceans' most abundant organism, has ability to create methane
Jul 09, 2014 (SPX)
The oxygen-rich surface waters of the world's major oceans are supersaturated with methane - a powerful greenhouse gas that is roughly 20 times more potent than...
Rethinking the Reef
Jul 08, 2014 (SPX)
A new study by biologists at San Diego State University and Scripps Institution of Oceanography shows that inhabited coral islands that engage in commercial fis...
Ironing out details of the carbon cycle
Jul 08, 2014 (SPX)
Iron is present in tiny concentrations in seawater. On the order of a few billionths of a gram in a liter. "I did a calculation once on a ton of ocean water," s...
Lessons from the West: Great Barrier Reef in danger
Jul 08, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists at a coral reef symposium in Canberra this week are examining degraded reefs off the Northwest Australian coast in an effort to determine what lies a...
Dramatic decline of Caribbean corals can be reversed
Jul 04, 2014 (SPX)
With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of grazers ...
Decade of benefits for the Great Barrier Reef
Jul 04, 2014 (SPX)
With this week marking the tenth anniversary of the rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, prominent marine scientists from around the world have gathe...
With 'biological sunscreen,' mantis shrimp see the reef in a whole different light
Jul 04, 2014 (SPX)
In an unexpected discovery, researchers have found that the complex eyes of mantis shrimp are equipped with optics that generate ultraviolet (UV) color vision. ...
Zone tropical coastal oceans; manage them more like land resources
Jul 04, 2014 (SPX)
Leading international environmental and marine scientists have published a joint call for societies to introduce and enforce use zoning of Earth's coastal ocean...
Tags Reveal Chilean Devil Rays Are Among Ocean's Deepest Divers
Jul 03, 2014 (SPX)
Thought to dwell mostly near the ocean's surface, Chilean devil rays (Mobula tarapacana) are most often seen gliding through shallow, warm waters. But a new stu...
Behind a Marine Creature's Bright Green Fluorescent Glow
Jul 03, 2014 (SPX)
Pushing closer to understanding the mechanisms behind the mysterious glow of light produced naturally by certain animals, scientists at Scripps Institution of O...
Cousteau grandson resurfaces after 31 days under water
Jul 02, 2014 (AFP)
Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of legendary French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, emerged from the deep Wednesday after 31 days in an undersea lab off the Flori...
Oil palm plantations threaten water quality
Jul 02, 2014 (SPX)
If you've gone grocery shopping lately, you've probably bought palm oil. Found in thousands of products, from peanut butter and packaged bread to shampoo and sh...
Caribbean corals could vanish over next 20 years: report
Jul 02, 2014 (AFP)
Caribbean coral reefs could disappear within 20 years as overfishing has all but wiped out the fish that feast on coral-smothering algae, the UN and an internat...
Ancient Arctic sharks tolerated brackish water 50 million years ago
Jul 02, 2014 (SPX)
Sharks were a tolerant bunch some 50 million years ago, cruising an Arctic Ocean that contained about the same percentage of freshwater as Louisiana's Lake Ponc...
Ecuadoran indigenous march to protest water policy
Jul 02, 2014 (AFP)
Scores of indigenous demonstrators marched on Quito Tuesday, to protest against President Rafael Correa's government and losing control of water on their tradit...
New report evaluates progress of comprehensive everglades restoration plan
Jul 01, 2014 (SPX)
Although planning for Everglades restoration projects has advanced considerably over the past two years, financial, procedural, and policy constraints have impe...
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