WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Mar 13, 2013 (SPX)

Aging sewer systems are spilling a considerable amount of nitrogen into urban watersheds, diminishing both the quality of water and ecosystems' habitats. Howeve...

Asia-Pacific facing water crisis: ADB

Mar 13, 2013 (AFP)

Nearly two thirds of people in the Asia-Pacific region have no clean, piped water at home despite the region's strong economic growth, according to a major repo...

Tracking sediments' fate in largest-ever dam removal

Mar 12, 2013 (SPX)

Salmon are beginning to swim up the Elwha River for the first time in more than a century. But University of Washington marine geologists are watching what's be...

It's only natural: Lawrence Livermore helps find link to arsenic-contaminated groundwater

Mar 12, 2013 (SPX)

Human activities are not the primary cause of arsenic found in groundwater in Bangladesh. Instead, a team of researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Labora...

Fishers near marine protected areas go farther for catch but fare well

Mar 11, 2013 (SPX)

Fishers near marine protected areas end up traveling farther to catch fish but maintain their social and economic well-being, according to a study by fisheries ...

How Sensitive are US East Coast Regions May Be to Ocean Acidification

Mar 11, 2013 (SPX)

A continental-scale chemical survey in the waters of the eastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico is helping researchers determine how distinct bodies of water will resi...

El Nino, La Nina unlikely to show up in first half of 2013: WMO

Mar 11, 2013 (AFP)

The El Nino and La Nina climate patterns are unlikely to make an appearance during the first half of this year, the UN's weather agency said Monday. "Model fore...

Why fish is so good for you

Mar 11, 2013 (SPX)

Fish is healthy: easy to digest and with a high level of precious proteins, fish is considered an important part of a healthy diet. And with the so-called omega...

Four shark species win international trade protection

Mar 11, 2013 (AFP)

Governments agreed on Monday to restrict international trade in four shark species in a bid to save them from being wiped out due to rampant demand for their fi...

Sharks, manta rays win global trade protection

Mar 11, 2013 (AFP)

Several shark species and the manta ray won international trade protection Monday in a move hailed by conservationists as a breakthrough in efforts to save them...

From shark dodger to defender: a diver's sea change

Mar 11, 2013 (AFP)

Once petrified at the thought of a deep-sea encounter with a shark, free-dive champion Pierre Frolla now travels the world to swim with these predators, describ...

Protests over planned dam turn violent in Panama

Mar 09, 2013 (AFP)

Police clashed with farmers and indigenous people in western Panama for a second day Saturday over a planned dam that locals fear will wipe out their way of lif...

Herbal defluoridation of drinking water

Mar 07, 2013 (SPX)

Researchers in India have developed a filter system based on a medicinal herb, which they say can quickly and easily remove "fluoride" from drinking water. The ...

New marine species discovered in Pacific Ocean

Mar 06, 2013 (SPX)

When Jim Thomas and his global team of researchers returned to the Madang Lagoon in Papua New Guinea, they discovered a treasure trove of new species unknown to...

80% of Indian sewage flows untreated into rivers: study

Mar 05, 2013 (AFP)

Eighty percent of sewage in India is untreated and flows directly into the nation's rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water, a study by an environm...

Ship noise makes crabs get crabby

Mar 01, 2013 (SPX)

A study published in Biology Letters found that ship noise affects crab metabolism, with largest crabs faring worst, and found little evidence that crabs acclim...

EU Council agrees to limit fish discards

Mar 01, 2013 (UPI)

In what backers called a "historic" moment for EU fisheries policy, member states have agreed to ban the discarding of fish but with exceptions. Though not the ...

Shark fin-hungry China drives 'chaotic' fishing in Indonesia

Mar 01, 2013 (AFP)

Dozens of weary Indonesian fishermen sail into a busy port on the resort island of Bali celebrating their lucrative and controversial haul that is destined to e...

Maps depict potential worldwide coral bleaching by 2056

Feb 28, 2013 (SPX)

In a study published in Nature Climate Change researchers used the latest emissions scenarios and climate models to show how varying levels of carbon emissions ...

Mussels cramped by environmental factors

Feb 28, 2013 (SPX)

The fibrous threads helping mussels stay anchored - in spite of waves that sometimes pound the shore with a force equivalent to a jet liner flying at 600 miles ...