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Only a Tiny Fraction of Deep Seafloor Mapped Over Seven Decades
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
The study, titled "How Little We've Seen: A Visual Coverage Estimate of the Deep Seafloor," represents the most comprehensive estimate of deep-sea visual covera...
Spongy Device Draws Water from Air Using Sunlight for Efficient Harvesting
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
The water-harvesting device maintains its efficiency across a wide humidity spectrum, ranging from 30% to 90%, and operates effectively in temperatures from 5 t...
Only a Tiny Fraction of Deep Seafloor Mapped Over Seven Decades
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
The study, titled "How Little We've Seen: A Visual Coverage Estimate of the Deep Seafloor," represents the most comprehensive estimate of deep-sea visual covera...
Nigeria fishing river reels from changing climate
May 08, 2025 (AFP)
The waterway, which was home to a UNESCO-listed fishing festival, is disappearing, locals say, as rainfall plunges and temperatures rise as part of the impact o...
Pakistan accuses India of altering Chenab River flow as tensions rise
May 06, 2025 (AFP)
This major river originates in India but was allocated to Pakistan under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, signed by the two nuclear powers. India suspended the tre...
The West's spring runoff is older than you think
May 06, 2025 (SPX)
New research from University of Utah hydrologists, however, suggests that streamflow generation is much more complicated. Most spring runoff heading to reservoi...
David Attenborough urges 'save the oceans' as new film premieres
May 06, 2025 (AFP)
Attenborough's "Life on Earth" in 1979 was watched by 500 million people worldwide, while dozens of subsequent documentaries and associated books have made him ...
Indian PM vows to stop waters key to rival Pakistan
May 06, 2025 (AFP)
"India's water used to go outside, now it will flow for India", Modi said in a speech in New Delhi. "India's water will be stopped for India's interests, and it...
Exploring new frontiers in mineral extraction
May 01, 2025 (SPX)
The minerals found in the deep ocean are used to manufacture products like the lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles, cell phones, or solar cell...
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yields
Apr 30, 2025 (AFP)
He is just one of many Iraqis who have turned to drilling wells in the desert to help sustain the country's agriculture. It is a risky move that threatens to de...
New Zealand, Phillippines sign troops deal in 'deteriorating' strategic environment
Apr 30, 2025 (AFP)
The visiting forces pact is the latest in a series Manila has secured in the face of ongoing confrontations with Beijing in the South China Sea. China has deplo...
Dead salmon create election stink on Australian island
Apr 29, 2025 (AFP)
When the stinky remains landed in Verona Sands, population 131, they stirred up a festering environment-versus-industry row shortly before Saturday's general el...
Canadian firm makes first bid for international seabed mining license
Apr 29, 2025 (AFP)
Metal-containing deep-sea nodules, which have the appearance of potato-size pebbles and typically contain nickel and cobalt, are highly sought for use in electr...
France, Germany and Italy failing to stop destructive fishing: NGOs
Apr 29, 2025 (AFP)
In their complaint, the organisations including the Environmental Justice Foundation and ClientEarth accused the three countries of "seriously and systemically ...
Mexico agrees to send water to US after Trump threatens tariffs
Apr 28, 2025 (AFP)
The pledge came after US President Donald Trump threatened more tariffs unless Mexico met its commitments, accusing the neighboring nation of "stealing" water f...
NASA deploys UAVSAR flights to map snowmelt and refine water resource forecasting
Apr 28, 2025 (SPX)
"Seasonal snow is a critical resource for drinking water, power generation, supporting multi-billion dollar agricultural and recreation industries," said Starr ...
India, Pakistan and threats of a water war: what we know
Apr 26, 2025 (AFP)
The 65-year-old pact was considered a rare diplomatic success story between bitter nuclear-armed rivals who have fought multiple conflicts. But one thing expert...
On the horizon? Wave of momentum for high seas treaty
Apr 26, 2025 (AFP)
Adopted in June 2023 after years of exhausting negotiations, the pact aims to protect marine habitats vital to humanity but threatened by pollution in vast wate...
China says US deep-sea mining plan 'violates international law'
Apr 25, 2025 (AFP)
"The US authorisation... violates international law and harms the overall interests of the international community," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiak...
Trump signs order to ramp up US deep-sea mining
Apr 25, 2025 (AFP)
Washington wants to lead efforts to scoop up mineral-rich deep-sea nodules and other material from the seabed, sidestepping an international regulatory effort a...
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