The blood runs cold

Enzymes remain active at freezing temperatures

Kids in aid of bilbies

Not just any old mollusc

Contaminated fish imperil otters

A pesticide that enters the European otter's food chain has severely reduced its population

Snares that kill

Snail stench

Fish exhibition

Deadly delicacy

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Shelling out remedies

Marine organisms like bivalves hold cures for viral diseases

400-year-old Greenland shark is the longest living vertebrate

It beats the record of a bowhead whale that was thought to be the oldest at 211 years old

Cancer cells are getting transmitted from one marine species to another

Infectious cancer cells found in carpet shell clam were traced back to a completely different species

Homeward bound

Sea turtles have the remarkable ability to identify their geographical location in magnetic terms, and use this knowledge to move in consciously …

Shrinking homes

The population of river dolphin has declined by 50 per cent since Independence

Tortoise trade

Gomti river is almost dead

Recently the banks of river Gomti in Lucknow were unusually abuzz. Some people were struggling to wade through the 'sewage-enriched' river to …

Pollution?Slime it

Slimefrom snails and other aquatic organisms can help clean up toxic metals from water

फूलों के फोम से बने माइक्रोप्लास्टिक से संकट में पड़ा समुद्री जीवों का जीवन

फूलों की खेती में इस्तेमाल किए जाने वाले पानी को अवशोषित करने वाले हरे रंग के फूलों की फोम दुनिया भर में माइक्रोप्लास्टिक की ...

Why eat plastic?

New research reveals animals and marine species consume plastic debris because it smells and looks like a delicious meal

India to develop policy to deal with stranded marine species

Union government developing a policy to conserve the marine turtle population

West Bengal's wetlands under threat

India needs to protect its wetland flora

Wetland flora help maintain ecological balance and need to be conserved. However, only 68 wetlands are protected in India so far