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Scientists shed new light on viruses' role in coral bleaching

Oct 14, 2020 (SPX)

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the research is important because understanding the factors behind coral health is crucial to efforts to save the Ear...

The deep sea is slowly warming

Oct 14, 2020 (SPX)

In a new study in AGU's journal Geophysical Research Letters, researchers analyzed a decade of hourly temperature recordings from moorings anchored at four dept...

Crayfish 'trapping' doesn't control invasive species

Oct 13, 2020 (UPI)

Unfortunately, new research -- published Tuesday in the Journal of Applied Ecology -- suggests the practice doesn't work. In fact, crayfish trapping can have a ...

Global lake warming trend threatens freshwater species

Oct 11, 2020 (ESA)

Rising lake water temperatures, a consequence of climate change, strongly influences the distribution and abundance of freshwater species. A recent study, publi...

Underwater robots to autonomously dock mid-mission to recharge and transfer data

Oct 07, 2020 (SPX)

Now, a Purdue University team has created a mobile docking system for AUVs, enabling them to perform longer tasks without the need for human intervention. The t...

Tuna value dropping, industry must plan ahead: report

Oct 06, 2020 (AFP)

"Fisheries caught 500,000 more metric tons in 2018 than in 2012, but were paid $500 million less in dock value," study co-author Grantly Galland, an officer wit...

Scientists detect 'mass death' of sea life off Russia's Kamchatka

Oct 06, 2020 (AFP)

Locals sounded the alarm in late September as surfers experienced stinging eyes from the water and sea creatures including seals, octopuses and sea urchins wash...

France's Engie sells crucial stake in Suez

Oct 05, 2020 (AFP)

Suez, which provides municipal water services in countries around the world, has repeatedly tried to scupper any deal and considers Veolia a competitor manoeuvr...

Suez warns 'hostile' Veolia bid could cost up to 10,000 jobs

Oct 05, 2020 (AFP)

Veolia is attempting to buy a crucial 29.9 percent stake in the firm held by power company Engie, which is backing the move. But Suez has been trenchant in its ...

DARPA's PALS Program Enters Second Phase

Oct 01, 2020 (SPX)

DARPA's Persistent Aquatic Living Sensors (PALS) program aims to leverage this phenomenon to augment the Department of Defense's existing, hardware-based mariti...

French energy companies Veolia, Engie move closer to deal on Suez

Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)

Veolia said it was increasing its offer from 15.50 euros per share to 18 euros, raising the purchase price for Engie's 30-percent stake in Suez to 3.4 billion e...

US-Qatar Partnership aims to find buried water in Earth's deserts

Sep 29, 2020 (JPL)

Researchers with the Orbiting Arid Subsurfaces and Ice Sheet Sounder (OASIS) study project are designing a satellite mission to probe the sand dunes and ice she...

Turkey seeks new life for submerged tourist town

Sep 28, 2020 (AFP)

The dust settling from the hammering of construction sites around the Tigris River lake outlines the makings of a brand new city, with an unfinished bazaar and ...

Warming oceans more 'stable' and that's bad, scientists warn

Sep 28, 2020 (AFP)

Man-made climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric instability and amplifying extreme weather events, such as ...

Florida researchers achieve successful spawning of transplanted coral

Sep 25, 2020 (UPI)

The spawning that occurred Aug. 6 and 7 near Miami proved the success of coral transplanting, which is considered a vital method to save dying reefs around the ...

With global warming, marine heatwaves like 'The Blob' could be commonplace

Sep 24, 2020 (UPI)

According to a new study, anthropogenic climate change has made extreme heatwaves like the Blob more likely. In fact, the study's authors claim human-caused glo...

Bottled water billionaire pips Jack Ma to become China's richest

Sep 24, 2020 (AFP)

Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan's net worth has hit $58.7 billion after a massive listing by the bottled water company in Hong Kong earlier this month. Thi...

Southern hemisphere could see up to 30% less rain at end of the century

Sep 23, 2020 (SPX)

One of the main variables considered in this scenario is a rise of 3C in the global average temperature, which may happen between 2050 and the end of the centur...

China launches new satellite to monitor ocean environment

Sep 22, 2020 (XNA)

A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2C (HY-2C) satellite took off at 1:40 p.m. (Beijing Time), according to the launch center. The HY-2C, the country's ...

Study: Commercial fisheries regularly catch threatened, endangered species

Sep 21, 2020 (UPI)

The findings, published Monday in the journal Nature Communications, suggest the consumption of endangered fish species isn't just a problem Down Under -- it is...