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Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban
Jan 31, 2025 (AFP)
Deep-sea mining has come to the forefront in recent years as countries move away from fossil fuels and firms invest heavily to explore the seabed for valuable m...
Philippines and New Zealand in talks for defence pact
Jan 29, 2025 (AFP)
Manila has been seeking to boost defence ties in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond in the face of China's growing confidence in asserting its claims over the h...
Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster', but no one can agree how to fix it
Jan 29, 2025 (AFP)
Now, this lush desert oasis at the lowest point on Earth sits in ruins beside the shrinking sea, whose highly salty waters are rapidly retreating due to industr...
New Zealand reviews aid to Kiribati after diplomatic snub
Jan 28, 2025 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Winston Peters was due to visit the country in January, but was suddenly brushed off by President Taneti Maamau after "months" of planning. "Th...
Marshall Islands guards 'treasures' with new marine sanctuary
Jan 28, 2025 (AFP)
Like many Pacific islands, the low-lying Marshall Islands are highly vulnerable to climate change and rising seas, which has placed "extreme pressure" on its bi...
Drinking water in many French cities contaminated: study
Jan 23, 2025 (AFP)
The TFA (trifluoroacetic acid) chemical was detected in 24 out of 30 samples taken, particularly in Paris, according to the survey carried out by consumer right...
Swarm satellites reveal oceanic tidal magnetism
Jan 23, 2025 (SPX)
Swarm consists of three satellites dedicated to studying Earth's geomagnetic field. This protective magnetic field, which extends from the planet's core into sp...
New technology reduces costs and chemicals in desalination
Jan 22, 2025 (SPX)
A study detailing the technology has been published in Nature Water by engineers from both institutions. Boron, a natural component of seawater, poses a challen...
Cycle of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef reaches catastrophic levels
Jan 21, 2025 (SPX)
Led by Professor Maria Byrne from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, the research highlights the dire consequences of intense marine heatwaves on co...
Russians take Epiphany dip in waters hit by oil spill
Jan 19, 2025 (AFP)
Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany on the night of 18-19 January, with Russians across the country typically plunging themselves into icy seas, lakes and ri...
Companies slam delay on deep-sea mining rules
Jan 18, 2025 (AFP)
Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the International Seabed Authority (ISA), based in Jamaica, is responsible for both protecting the seabed in area...
NASA scientists find new human-caused shifts in global water cycle
Jan 17, 2025 (SPX)
"We established with data assimilation that human intervention in the global water cycle is more significant than we thought," said Sujay Kumar, a research scie...
Tunisian rehab barge offers hope for vulnerable sea turtles
Jan 16, 2025 (AFP)
The barge, used to treat injured loggerhead turtles, is the first floating rehabilitation centre for the species in the Mediterranean, its organisers say. Harbo...
Quake-stricken Vanuatu heads to polls in snap election
Jan 16, 2025 (AFP)
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake rumbled through Vanuatu on December 17, rupturing roads, toppling buildings in capital Port Vila and killing at least 14 people. Port...
Kazakhstan says northern Aral Sea now has nearly 50% more water
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
The Aral Sea between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan was once the fourth largest lake in the world, before Soviet irrigation projects caused most of it to dry up. The...
Kazakhstan says part of Aral Sea has nearly doubled in volume
Jan 13, 2025 (AFP)
The Aral Sea between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan was once the fourth largest lake in the world, before Soviet irrigation projects caused most of it to dry up. The...
French-led group in major deal for water-short Jordan
Jan 12, 2025 (AFP)
Jordan's official Petra news agency called it the country's biggest-ever infrastructure project, which Prime Minister Jafar Hassan has told Parliament is valued...
Japan 'poop master' gives back to nature
Jan 10, 2025 (AFP)
"We survive by eating other living things. But you can give faeces back to nature so that organisms in the soil can decompose them," the 74-year-old told AFP. "...
Tajikistan bets on giant dam to solve electricity crisis
Jan 10, 2025 (AFP)
Makhmudzoda's three children and wife were sitting huddled together to share the phone's flashlight in their modest brick home. A shortage of water needed to fu...
Rice researchers find waste water highly effective for treating wastewater
Jan 10, 2025 (SPX)
Dialysis is traditionally employed in medicine to filter waste and excess fluid from the blood of patients with kidney failure. Blood is passed through a dialyz...
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