WATER WORLD - AFRICA DAILY

Jul 30, 2012 (UPI)

Scotland has introduced unprecedented fishing restrictions in a move to defuse a "prawn war" between west coast trawlers and their North Sea counterparts. A sev...

Ancient reservoir could bring water to dry Namibia

Jul 27, 2012 (AFP)

A stone-age underground water reservoir could transform life in arid Namibia, a government official said Friday, holding up to five million cubic metres of wate...

Scientists confirm existence of vitamin 'deserts' in the ocean

Jul 26, 2012 (SPX)

Using a newly developed analytical technique, a team led by scientists at USC was the first to identify long-hypothesized vitamin B deficient zones in the ocean...

'Red tide' species is deadlier than first thought

Jul 26, 2012 (SPX)

A University of Connecticut researcher and his team have discovered that a species of tiny aquatic organism prominent in harmful algal blooms sometimes called "...

Egyptian navy seizes five Italian trawlers: reports

Jul 26, 2012 (AFP)

An Egyptian navy patrol boat Thursday seized five Italian fishing trawlers with around 30 sailors on board and will escort them to the port of Alexandria, Itali...

Ancient Alteration of Seawater Chemistry Linked With Past Climate Change

Jul 26, 2012 (SPX)

Scientists have discovered a potential cause of Earth's "icehouse climate" cooling trend of the past 45 million years. It has everything to do with the chemistr...

Artificial jellyfish swims in a heartbeat

Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)

Using recent advances in marine biomechanics, materials science, and tissue engineering, a team of researchers at Harvard University and the California Institut...

WWF warns against Croatia, Bosnia hydro plant plans

Jul 24, 2012 (AFP)

Environmental group WWF warned Tuesday against new plans to build hydro power plants in Bosnia and Croatia amid fears they could affect the Neretva river delta,...

Could volcanic eruptions in the south-west Pacific save the Great Barrier Reef?

Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)

Could the pumice that surges into the ocean once a volcano erupts in Tonga or elsewhere in the south-west Pacific save the Great Barrier Reef? World-first resea...

Work progresses on Mekong dam?

Jul 24, 2012 (UPI)

Construction is proceeding at the controversial proposed $3.8 billion Xayaburi Dam site on the Lower Mekong River in northern Laos, observers say, despite calls...

Scientists connect seawater chemistry with climate change and evolution

Jul 23, 2012 (SPX)

Humans get most of the blame for climate change, with little attention paid to the contribution of other natural forces. Now, scientists from the University of ...

Think Pink! Success of pink bacteria in oceans of the world

Jul 23, 2012 (SPX)

Marine bacteria of the Roseobacter clade are found to be spread widely throughout the oceans of this planet from the tropics to as far as Antarctica. They live ...

Sea rise threatens 'paradise' Down Under

Jul 20, 2012 (AFP)

When Elaine Pearce left Sydney for the seaside peace of Old Bar 12 years ago she was assured her new house was a solid investment, with a century's worth of fro...

Aquifer could supply water for centuries

Jul 20, 2012 (UPI)

A newly discovered underground source could supply water to northern Namibia of the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa for hundreds of years, experts say. The...

How to make global fisheries worth five times more

Jul 19, 2012 (SPX)

Rebuilding global fisheries would make them five times more valuable while improving ecology, according to a new University of British Columbia study, published...

Faroe Islands blast threat of EU sanctions in mackerel war

Jul 18, 2012 (AFP)

The Faroe Islands, an autonomous Danish territory, on Wednesday harshly criticised calls by Ireland and other EU countries for sanctions against it and Iceland ...

Viruses linked to algae that control coral health

Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)

Scientists have discovered two viruses that appear to infect the single-celled microalgae that reside in corals and are important for coral growth and health, a...

Call for sanctions in mackerel war 'propaganda': Reykjavik

Jul 17, 2012 (AFP)

Iceland on Tuesday dismissed calls by Ireland's and other EU countries for sanctions against the country and the Faroe Islands for over-fishing of mackerel as "...

Global warming harms lakes

Jul 17, 2012 (SPX)

Global warming also affects lakes. Based on the example of Lake Zurich, researchers from the University of Zurich demonstrate that there is insufficient water t...

Chinese sub to dive in South China Sea: media

Jul 17, 2012 (AFP)

A Chinese submersible that last month set a new national record will dive in the South China Sea next year, state media said Tuesday, as Beijing asserts its cla...