Worst marine heatwave on record killed one million seabirds in North Pacific Ocean

The heatwave may be just a taste of what is to come for seabirds around the world as climate change accelerates

A red alert

Phytoplankton bloom along the Indian coast threatens marine life

‘OECMs are a win-win for conservation and community’

Down To Earth talks to conservationist Vinod Mathur to learn more about India’s roadmap to conserve its marine regions

Population explosion hits coastal ecosystems

Toxin detector

No need to use mice anymore

In Short

The Antarctic ice sheet is melting. And this is bad news for humanity

If left unchecked, the complete melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet would cause a global sea level increase of 3.3 metres in the …

Commercial deep sea mining will increase risk to blue whales, dolphins: Study

Sounds produced from mining operations can overlap with frequencies at which marine mammals communicate; can cause auditory masking and behaviour …

Obama pledges to create largest marine reserve in Pacific Ocean

Move meant to check illegal fishing and invasive and damaging energy explorations in the region; committee to address environmental concerns will …

Housing plan, at sea

An artificial reef could be the ideal habitat for threatened sea creatures

Taking stock of biodiversity

The Convention on Biological Diversity, 20 years on, is still struggling to stem the precipitous decline in biodiversity. After missing the 2010 …

POSCO clearance illegal: activists

Say the claims made by Odisha government are barefaced lies

POSCO gets final approval

Environment ministry endorses state government’s claim that there are no forest rights to be settled in the project area

Giant: Meet a bacterium that is visible to the naked eye

Simply put: Arunachal's pristine river Kameng turns into a dumpyard

Antarctica is melting: Opportunity for realtors?

Eavesdropping on animals via satellite

Technological advances allow biologists to sit in their labs and monitor animal movements.

SOUTH AFRICA

FIJI

Double river

KEAN & PARKER STUDIO 20 min

Atlantis

CASPIAN SEA

Close to closure

Oil doom

A massive oil spill in Japan spells danger for marine life in Tokyo Bay

No beaching