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Uncharted depths provide reality check for MH370 hunt
Apr 16, 2014 (AFP)
Hopes that Malaysia's missing jet might soon be found are yielding to the sobering realisation of the immense challenge of searching an uncharted seafloor at de...
Reef fish arrived in two waves
Apr 15, 2014 (SPX)
The world's reefs are hotbeds of biological diversity, including over 4,500 species of fish. A new study shows that the ancestors of these fish colonized reefs ...
A small coral-eating worm may mean big trouble for reefs
Apr 15, 2014 (SPX)
New research from the University of Southampton has identified a coral-eating flatworm as a potential threat for coral reefs. It is barely possible to see the p...
Study resolves controversy over nitrogen's ocean 'exit strategies'
Apr 15, 2014 (SPX)
A decades-long debate over how nitrogen is removed from the ocean may now be settled by new findings from researchers at Princeton University and their collabor...
UN weather agency warns of 'El Nino' this year
Apr 15, 2014 (AFP)
The UN weather agency Tuesday warned there was a good chance of an "El Nino" climate phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean this year, bringing droughts and heavy rain...
Mini-sub deploys to scour ocean depths in MH370 hunt
Apr 14, 2014 (AFP)
Australia decided Monday to deploy a mini-submarine to scour the unmapped Indian Ocean seabed for Malaysian jet MH370 at a daunting depth of 4,500 metres (15,00...
Sunken logs create new worlds for seafloor animals
Apr 11, 2014 (SPX)
When it comes to food, most of the deep sea is a desert. Many seafloor animals feed on marine snow-the organic remnants of algae and animals that live in the su...
Coral reefs of the Mozambique Channel a leading candidate for saving marine diversity
Apr 11, 2014 (SPX)
Marine scientists keen on finding patterns of coral decline and persistence in gradually warming oceans have a complex challenge: how to save reefs containing t...
Longer catch-and-release time leaves largemouth bass nests more vulnerable to predators
Apr 10, 2014 (SPX)
During spawning season, a largemouth bass male attentively guards its nest. Recent research at the University of Illinois found that catch-and-release angling c...
Not so dirty: Methane fuels life in pristine chalk rivers
Apr 08, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have found that naturally high concentrations of the greenhouse gas methane contributes to energy production in ...
Cyprus opens sewage plant in rare cross-communal effort
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
The mayors of north and south Nicosia opened a new sewage plant for Europe's last divided capital on Tuesday, renewing a rare joint infrastructure project betwe...
Warming Climate May Spread Drying to a Third of Earth
Apr 04, 2014 (SPX)
Increasing heat is expected to extend dry conditions to far more farmland and cities by the end of the century than changes in rainfall alone, says a new study....
The Atlantic Ocean dances with the Sun and volcanoes
Apr 04, 2014 (SPX)
Natural fluctuations in the ocean temperature in the North Atlantic have a significant impact on the climate in the northern hemisphere. These fluctuations are ...
Oxygen depletion in the Baltic Sea is 10 times worse than a century ago
Apr 03, 2014 (SPX)
After several years of discussions, researchers from Aarhus University (Denmark), Lund University (Sweden) and Stockholm University (Sweden) have determined tha...
Ecuador hydroelectric blast kills four Chinese workers
Apr 02, 2014 (AFP)
Four Chinese technicians died in an explosion Tuesday while building a hydroelectric plant in southern Ecuador. The victims were explosives experts working on t...
'Mama Kanga': Nigeria's 'well woman'
Mar 31, 2014 (AFP)
Fortified by a faith in God and a Guinness stout -- or a tot of something stronger -- Ololade Rabiu reckons she must have dug hundreds of wells in her time. But...
Invasive waterways species spread due to climate change
Mar 31, 2014 (SPX)
One of the most serious threats to global biodiversity and the leisure and tourism industries is set to increase with climate change according to new research b...
Upward Falling Payloads Advances Deep-Sea Payload Technology
Mar 31, 2014 (SPX)
Cost and complexity limit the number of ships and weapon systems the Navy can support in forward operating areas. A natural response is to offset these costs an...
Toxic water scandal hits Italian region
Mar 28, 2014 (AFP)
An Italian official was forced Friday to reassure residents their water is safe to drink, after tests showed that toxic waste had leaked into the supply in the ...
NMSU teams study relationship between water, energy, environment
Mar 27, 2014 (SPX)
A group of research teams at New Mexico State University that is working toward greater understanding of the relationships between water, energy and the environ...
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