Tamil Nadu now a forerunner among all states in acting on climate change
Other states in India can emulate Tamil Nadu’s initiatives with a view of implementing climate change mitigation activities for the …
Sea level changes that occurred 6,000 years ago may happen again; Southeast Asia at risk
Natural causes can further aggravate the effects of rise in sea level combined with human-assisted climate change
Climate emergency: Extreme weather events in Australia to get more frequent, intense
Report says extreme heat, heavy rainfall and coastal inundation, fire weather and drought expected to get worse
Scientists revive approximately 50,000-year-old ‘zombie virus’ from frozen lake in Russia
When permafrost melts, bacteria, viruses and radioactive materials, trapped in its frigid layers for thousands of years may also be released
Double financing for natural ecosystems by 2025 to deal with climate, biodiversity crises: UN report
Current global investments in nature-based solutions $154 billion per year, needs to be $384 billion
Timeless plastic: Museum displays vintage beached waste
Archeoplastica is a museum of ancient plastic items, now displaying some of the items in a virtual mode. As the world negotiates a new …
Loss, decay and bleaching: Why sponges may be the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for impacts of marine heatwaves
Marine sponges were earlier thought to be more resilient to ocean warming
Rare microbial predators with voracious appetite form a new branch in ‘tree of life’: Study
Learning more about these undiscovered branches of life can help shed more light on the foundations of the living world and how evolution works
Fossil-sorting robot to make it easier to study oceans, climate
New tech can automate sorting, manipulating and identifying microscopic marine fossils
Study unravels how ocean warming impacts early development of Giant Kelp, can aid conservation
At higher temperatures, spore release increased but other reproductive processes were hindered
Two United States cities declare support for orcas’ legal rights
Only 73 Southern Resident Orcas left in the wild; Current legislations ineffective, say city residents
Fisheries institute spent Rs 10.18 crore on old vessel but didn’t use it for student learning: CAG
The average utilisation of the vessel in a year was just five days between 2014-15 & 2020-21
Keeping up with viruses: Discoveries in 2022 to keep an eye on
Scientists have documented several new virus species, some of which can potentially threaten human health
Here are some ways to arrest cigarette butt pollution
Initiatives like product redesign, extended producer responsibility, fines, penalties and promoting non-profits for awareness programmes and …
Are stingrays actually dangerous? 3 reasons you shouldn’t fear these sea pancakes
Despite their reputation as being dangerous, stingray-caused deaths are actually rare
Plastic waste woes: A primer on India’s marine litter problem
Only 60 per cent of the total collected plastic waste is recycled, while the fate of the remaining 40 per cent is not accounted
Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic — We now know where it comes from
Plastic debris is strewn across Aldabra’s coastlines, threatening nearby marine ecosystems