Kerala HC upholds ban on export of shark fin

India may not have killed sharks in a “genocidal proportion” ever, but ecological balance demands zero tolerance, says the court

Goa: can it strike a balance between environment and development?

Promoting eco-friendly tourism and reviving mining without harming environment are major challenges

After Great Barrier Reef, bleaching kills 70 per cent of Japan’s coral reef

Coral in the Sekisei lagoon in Okinawa has turned dark brown and is covered with algae, according to a government study

I spent the past seven years counting white sharks – the findings are troubling

South Africa’s white shark population faced a rapid decline in the last generation and their numbers are too low to ensure their survival

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

Unravelling the genetic secrets of the Symbiodinium algae

A team of researchers may have discovered the genetic secret behind what may allow certain species of algae living in corals to tolerate higher …

Commitment made to protect threatened seabirds and waterbirds

Conservation of waterbirds is important as they offer a source of livelihood to people

Norway defies international ban on whaling

Norway has announced it will soon resume commercial whaling, saying it has the right to make use of its natural resources.

Corals in shells of death

The shores of the Andaman and Nicobar islands are losing their magnificent coral reefs because of heavy siltation caused by …

Not just any old mollusc

Fishy goings-on

Behind the fishing lines

Fisherfolk threaten to gut intrusive foreign trawlers despite India's recent review of its Deep Sea Fishing policy

For a cooler world

Hong kong

Tackling tumours

Shark tissues show the promise of preventing tumours from regenerating

SRI LANKA

Dirty waters

Peru

"Green" signal?

Even as environmentalists protest, the controversial Cogentrix thermal power plant is cleared by the Supreme Court

THAILAND

In hot water

Oceans of evidence

ARGENTINA

Chemical waste

Keeping watch