WATER WORLD - INDO DAILY

Nov 22, 2017 (UPI)

Mussels form a calcareous shell to protect themselves from predators. Ocean acidification disrupts this process. The latest research offered scientists new insi...

Expansion of tuna quotas 'step backward' for conservation

Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)

Country quotas for eastern bluefin tuna are to increase 50 percent, by increments, to 36,000 tonnes in 2020, sources told AFP at the conclusion of the closed-do...

New physical model explains the origin of Earth's water

Nov 21, 2017 (SPX)

Andre Izidoro, from the School of Engineering of Sao Paulo State University in Guaratingueta, Brazil, explains that the novelty does not lie on the idea that Ea...

Colorado River's connection with the ocean was a punctuated affair

Nov 20, 2017 (SPX)

A scientific team, led by geologist Rebecca Dorsey of the University of Oregon, theorizes that the river's route off the Colorado Plateau was influenced by a co...

Why does hot water freeze faster than cold water

Nov 20, 2017 (SPX)

Thanks to this theoretical characterization, "we can simulate on a computer and make analytical calculations to know how and when the Mpemba effect will occur,"...

Neutrons probe oxygen-generating enzyme for a greener approach to clean water

Nov 20, 2017 (SPX)

An international team of researchers led by Christian Obinger from the University of Vienna used neutron analysis at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, x-ray crysta...

New islands could solve Bangladesh land crisis: experts

Nov 14, 2017 (AFP)

The government said Monday that 29 islands with a combined area of 125,370 acres (507 square kilometres) had emerged from the Bay of Bengal since 2007. Every ye...

How a 'shadow zone' traps the world's oldest ocean water

Nov 14, 2017 (SPX)

To put it in context, the last time this water encountered the atmosphere the Goths had just invaded the Western Roman Empire. The research suggests the time th...

A well changes lives in ravaged Mali city

Nov 07, 2017 (AFP)

It holds a vital resource of which they have been deprived for years: water. In a world where more than a billion people lack access to water, residents of this...

Climate change could decrease Sun's ability to disinfect lakes

Nov 06, 2017 (SPX)

Scientists have already measured an increase in "browning" of the world's waters, a phenomenon caused by more organic matter washing in from the surrounding lan...

50 years of data from oxygen minimum lab helps predict the oceans' future

Nov 06, 2017 (SPX)

The mass of data, collected in two new Nature family papers, could help scientists better predict the impact of human activities and ocean deoxygenation on mari...

Penn engineers develop filters that use nanoparticles to prevent slime build-up

Nov 06, 2017 (SPX)

The current standard for making these filters is relatively straightforward, but doesn't allow for much in the way of giving them additional functionality. This...

Researchers use forensic science to track turtles

Nov 06, 2017 (UPI)

Isotopes are variants of the same chemical element. Each variant boasts a different number of neutrons in its nucleus. The ratios between different isotopes ser...

Tiny Fiji looks for global impact at Bonn climate talks

Nov 05, 2017 (AFP)

Germany is hosting the talks and asked Bainimarama to act as president to highlight how the issue is affecting Pacific island nations on the frontline of global...

Study reveals invasive species defense mechanisms inside marine reserves

Nov 03, 2017 (UPI)

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, wanted to understand why and how some alien species execute highly successful -- and highly damaging...

Can corals adapt to climate change?

Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)

The study found that some corals in the normally cool waters of the Cook Islands carry genetic variants that predispose them to heat tolerance. This could help ...

Future climate change may not adversely affect seafood quality

Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)

Scientists have previously demonstrated that predicted increases in temperature and carbon dioxide levels within the marine environment can induce physiological...

Trump admin sued over stalling to protect sea turtles

Nov 03, 2017 (AFP)

Oceana relaunched its lawsuit against the US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross -- who also heads the US Fisheries Service -- after no action was taken on a deal st...

Nepal scraps mega hydropower deal with Chinese firm

Nov 02, 2017 (AFP)

Ivory Coast inaugurates huge China-funded dam

Nov 02, 2017 (AFP)

The four-turbine, four-kilometre (2.5-mile) -long Soubre dam is expected to add 275 megawatts of power to the network's present annual supply of 2,000 MW, said ...