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A 'B12 shot' for marine algae
Jun 08, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists have revealed a key cog in the biochemical machinery that allows marine algae at the base of the oceanic food chain to thrive. They have discovered a...
Ethiopian dam spurs debate
Jun 07, 2012 (AFP)
The mud-coloured Omo River which snakes through green gorges, feeding lush vegetation and providing vital water to one of Ethiopia's most remote regions, will a...
Practical Tool Can 'Take Pulse' Of Blue-Green Algae Status In Lakes
Jun 07, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists have designed a screening tool that provides a fast, easy and relatively inexpensive way to predict levels of a specific toxin in lakes that are pron...
Grazing snails rule the waves
Jun 07, 2012 (SPX)
Coral reefs and seashores largely look the way they do because large fish and urchins eat most of the seaweed that might otherwise cover them, but a major new s...
New world, new worries as Brazil dam changes Amazon
Jun 06, 2012 (AFP)
An army of 8,000 workers, hundreds of trucks and a fleet of bulldozers are carving up this Amazon outpost to build the world's third-largest hydroelectric dam, ...
Lesotho dams bring investment, at a cost
Jun 05, 2012 (AFP)
On a dusty mountaintop in Lesotho, Mamoliehi Tsapane beats sorghum with a wooden stick, the white grains popping from the husks over a bright green tarp. Just b...
Study finds ferry threat to Hong Kong dolphins
Jun 05, 2012 (AFP)
A Hong Kong conservation group said Tuesday increasing high-speed ferry traffic is contributing to a dramatic decline in Chinese white dolphin numbers in the ci...
Monsoon arrives in India, cheering farmers
Jun 05, 2012 (AFP)
The annual monsoon, crucial to India's food production and economic growth, arrived Tuesday on the southwest coast four days behind schedule, the meteorological...
Marine reserves provide baby bonus to fisheries
Jun 04, 2012 (SPX)
An international team of scientists has gathered the first conclusive evidence that marine reserves can help restock exploited fish populations on neighbouring ...
Great Barrier Reef heading for danger: UNESCO
Jun 02, 2012 (AFP)
UNESCO on Saturday urged decisive action from Australia to protect the Great Barrier Reef from a gas and mining boom, warning it risked being put on its list of...
US backs EU plan to barter fishing rights
Jun 01, 2012 (AFP)
A controversial Brussels scheme to help replenish shrinking fish stocks by trading fishing rights won Washington's support Friday as the EU gears up for key tal...
Syrian refugees draining water-poor Jordan dry
Jun 01, 2012 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who have fled from carnage and violence at home to neighbouring Jordan are draining the desert kingdom's meager water resou...
Warm, dry El Nino weather puts baby sea turtle at risk
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
Climate variability associated with El Nino was associated with higher mortality for eggs and hatchlings of the critically endangered leatherback turtle, an eff...
BGU Researchers Test Solar Desalination System for Arid Land Agriculture
May 30, 2012 (SPX)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have created a man-made oasis in the desert with the successful application of a solar-powered desalination...
Not a 1-way street: Evolution shapes environment of Connecticut lakes
May 30, 2012 (SPX)
Environmental change is the selective force that preserves adaptive traits in organisms and is a primary driver of evolution. However, it is less well known tha...
DNA evidence shows that marine reserves help to sustain fisheries
May 30, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers reporting online in Current Biology present the first evidence that areas closed to all fishing are helping to sustain valuable Australian fisheries...
Tuna in US found with Japan quake radiation: study
May 29, 2012 (AFP)
Bluefin tuna caught off the US coast have been found to contain radioactive material from Japan's quake-struck Fukushima nuclear plant, according to a new study...
Iran cancels $2 bn dam contract with China: reports
May 29, 2012 (AFP)
Iran has cancelled a $2 billion contract with China to build a hydro-electric dam and handed the project over to its Revolutionary Guards, media reported on Tue...
Deep sea animals stowaway on submarines and reach new territory
May 28, 2012 (SPX)
Marine scientists studying life around deep-sea vents have discovered that some hardy species can survive the extreme change in pressure that occurs when a rese...
Japan pledges $500m for Pacific islands
May 26, 2012 (AFP)
Japan pledged aid worth up to half a billion dollars to Pacific island nations Saturday at a summit stressing the importance of maritime law in a region warily ...
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