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Super storm tracked by ESA water mission
Nov 15, 2012 (ESA)
When millions of people are bracing themselves for the onslaught of extreme weather, as much information as possible is needed to predict the strength of the im...
Historic coral collapse on Great Barrier Reef
Nov 15, 2012 (SPX)
Australian marine scientists have unearthed evidence of an historic coral collapse in Queensland's Palm Islands following development on the nearby mainland. Co...
Groundwater inundation doubles previous predictions of flooding with future sea level rise
Nov 15, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) published a study in Nature Climate Change showing that besides marine inundation (flooding), low-lying ...
Water, rest, water, save
Nov 15, 2012 (SPX)
A typical landscaped yard consists of lawn area and ornamental plants. If watered properly, homeowners can see the beauty, pocket some green and save some water...
EU gives 'yellow card' to eight nations for illegal fishing
Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)
The European Commission warned eight developing countries Thursday of sanctions if they did not do more to stop "criminal" illegal fishing, saying it was taking...
Date of Polynesia settlement refined
Nov 15, 2012 (UPI)
Researchers say they've improved their dating of when the last major chapter in human colonization, the so-called Polynesian triangle, occurred. An archaeologis...
Superbug MRSA Identified in U.S. Wastewater Treatment Plants
Nov 12, 2012 (SPX)
A team led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health has found that the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)...
Greenpeace warns of overfishing 'crisis' in Indian Ocean
Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)
The environmental group Greenpeace on Monday said there was an "overfishing crisis" in the Indian Ocean and urged better monitoring of trawlers. Greenpeace rais...
Sharks: bad creatures or bad image?
Nov 12, 2012 (SPX)
Historically, the media have been particularly harsh to sharks, and it's affecting their survival. The results of a Michigan State University study, appearing i...
Trouble at Brazil mega-dam stops construction for now
Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)
Work on Brazil's controversial $13 billion Belo Monte mega-dam ground to a halt Monday after protesters torched buildings at three dam construction sites over t...
Why fish talk
Nov 12, 2012 (SPX)
Clownfish produce sounds to establish and defend their breeding status in social groups, but not to attract mates, according to research published November 7 in...
Bluefin tuna quotas up for renewal
Nov 09, 2012 (AFP)
Fishing nations meet in Morocco next week to thrash out tuna quotas as experts urge maintaining bluefin catch limits amid promising signs of the decimated speci...
Warming temperatures cause aquatic animals to shrink the most
Nov 09, 2012 (SPX)
Warmer temperatures cause greater reduction in the adult sizes of aquatic animals than in land-dwellers in a new study by scientists from Queen Mary, University...
Geologist calls for advances in restoration sedimentology
Nov 09, 2012 (SPX)
Rapid advances in the new and developing field of restoration sedimentology will be needed to protect the world's river deltas from an array of threats, Indiana...
Coral files reveal time of first Polynesian settlements
Nov 09, 2012 (SPX)
Polynesia was one of the last places on Earth to be settled by humans, and new techniques reveal that this settlement first occurred within a 16 year window nea...
Stirred Not Mixed: How Seawater Turbulence Affects Marine Food Webs
Nov 09, 2012 (SPX)
New research shows that ocean turbulence directly affects the ability of microscopic marine organisms to recycle organic material back into the food web. Result...
Work underway on contested mega-dam: Laos official
Nov 08, 2012 (AFP)
Laos has begun work on a controversial multi-billion dollar dam, an official confirmed Thursday, defying objections from environmentalists in its bid to become ...
Boeing Begins Construction of Salmon Habitat at Plant 2 in Seattle
Nov 08, 2012 (SPX)
Northwest salmon are closer to getting a much needed resting area for their annual migration down the industrial Duwamish Waterway now that Boeing has begun the...
Veolia reports profit fall but shares surge
Nov 07, 2012 (AFP)
Utilities group Veolia Environnement reported a 25-percent fall in operating profits over the first nine months of the year on Wednesday but this was better tha...
Man dies of thirst in Australian Outback
Nov 07, 2012 (AFP)
A 25-year-old man died and another was recovering in hospital Wednesday after they became stranded in the harsh Australian Outback, prompting warnings about the...
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