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Norway billionaire reveals plan to give away his fortune
May 02, 2017 (AFP)
Kjell Inge Rokke, Norway's 10th richest man with an estimated fortune of 2.0 billion euros ($2.1 billion) according to financial magazine Kapital, will pay an u...
Ultracold atom waves may shed light on rogue ocean killers
May 01, 2017 (SPX)
The research appears this week in Science. The researchers said their experimental system could provide clues about the underlying physics of rogue waves - 100-...
Rising carbon dioxide levels, ocean acidity may change crucial marine process
May 01, 2017 (SPX)
In a paper published Thursday in Science, a team of researchers from Florida State University, Xiamen University in China and Princeton University argue that th...
Vinegar offers hope in Barrier Reef starfish battle
Apr 27, 2017 (AFP)
The predatory starfish is naturally-occurring but has proliferated due to pollution and run-off at the World Heritage-listed ecosystem, which is also reeling fr...
In Mexico City, water a rare commodity
Apr 26, 2017 (AFP)
Solis lives in the shadow of a ruddy mountain on the sprawling city's far east side, in an impoverished district called Iztapalapa. There are no water pipes in ...
Humans threaten 'fossil' groundwater: study
Apr 25, 2017 (AFP)
So-called "fossil" groundwater -- more than 12,000 years old -- trickled into sub-surface aquifers long before it could be tarnished by pollution from farming a...
Research sheds new light on forces that threaten sensitive coastlines
Apr 24, 2017 (SPX)
The findings add to scientists' understanding of the processes that shape the Delta and present new challenges for scientists and engineers seeking ways to prot...
Degraded coral imperils coastal people: study
Apr 20, 2017 (AFP)
More than 200 million people around the world depend on coral reefs to protect coastal homes and beaches from the ravaging impact of high seas. But this vital b...
Sea scorpions: The original sea monster
Apr 20, 2017 (SPX)
Related to both modern scorpions and horseshow crabs, sea scorpions had thin, flexible bodies. Some species also had pinching claws and could grow up to three m...
New membranes can remove viruses from drinking water
Apr 20, 2017 (SPX)
Current membrane filtration methods require intensive energy to adequately remove pathogenic viruses without using chemicals like chlorine, which can contaminat...
Fewer sharks equals fatter fish, research shows
Apr 20, 2017 (UPI)
Researchers from the University of Western Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science studied fish behavior in Rowley Shoals and Scott Reefs. The ...
Ukraine's Mariupol to be without hot water for months
Apr 20, 2017 (AFP)
The industrial port of Mariupol is home to 460,000 people and has been the repeated target of pro-Moscow insurgents based in the rebels' de facto capital Donets...
With magnetic map, young eels catch a 'free ride' to Europe
Apr 19, 2017 (SPX)
They do it thanks to a built-in ability to detect slight differences in the earth's magnetic field. This "map sense" helps them swim in the direction of the Gul...
Croatian rivers face hydroelectric peril
Apr 19, 2017 (AFP)
Croatia faces a dilemma as it produces no more than 75 percent of the electricity it needs for its 4.3 million people each year, half of which comes from its de...
A rusty green early ocean
Apr 18, 2017 (SPX)
Dr. Itay Halevy and his group in the Weizmann Institute of Science's Earth and Planetary Sciences Department suggest that billions of years ago, the "rust" that...
Device pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sun
Apr 18, 2017 (SPX)
The solar-powered harvester, reported in the journal Science, was constructed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology using a special material - a metal-or...
Migration from sea-level rise could reshape cities inland
Apr 18, 2017 (SPX)
In a paper published this week in Nature Climate Change, researchers estimate that approximately 13.1 million people could be displaced by rising ocean waters, ...
India likely to receive normal monsoon rains this year
Apr 18, 2017 (AFP)
Good monsoon rains are vital for Indian crops and a particularly dry season can reduce farm output, raising food prices which can be crippling for the tens of m...
General Atomics providing battery for semi-autonomous underwater vehicle
Apr 18, 2017 (UPI)
Under the contract, awarded Monday, General Atomics will supply its Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant battery system, also known as LiFT. The Semi-Autonomous Hydrograp...
Overpumping Reduces California's Groundwater Storage
Apr 17, 2017 (JPL)
The study, published online in the journal Water Resources Research, reveals that overpumping caused land in the state's San Joaquin Valley to sink almost 3 fee...
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