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PepsiCo endangers biodiversity hotspot in Gulf of Mannar

Fresh negotiations on UN High Seas Treaty begin in New York. Here’s what to expect

United Nations member nations failed to reach a consensus last year

Houses of coral

Enriching the ocean

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Pollution prototype

Industry's impact on Baddi may soon be repeated across Himachal

Rains at bay

A new study says that river-linking will affect monsoons in the country

ACCORDING TO REPORT

According to report

Ridleys in danger

Their young ones may not find food near shore

Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Earth’s climate moderator is warming, faster

Oceans are heating up as they cross their natural capacity to sink carbon and atmospheric heat induced by GHGs emissions. It will further …

South China Sea reefs face extinction due to overharvesting of Giant clams

With the Chinese government turning blind eye to illegal harvesting of clams, the South China Sea coral reefs are decimating at a rapid pace

Intense, widespread marine heatwaves happening now may extend to February 2024: WMO agency

Global monthly-mean ocean temperatures are currently at an all-time high; 27% global ocean saw a marine heatwave as of August 15, 2023

Bacteria in Canadian Arctic seawater can help clear up oil spills: Study

Oil spills choke marine ecosystems and pose health hazards for coastal populations who consume sea food

Climate change could drive coastal food webs to collapse

Benefits of a boost in marine plant growth from increased carbon dioxide will be cancelled out by the increased stress to fish species

Protests over nuclear land in West Bengal

Survival at stake

Will corals that have survived Nature's occasional acts of destruction through the centuries survive 50 years of human pressure?

In warm waters

Global warming is responsible for coral bleaching, say experts. And if climate change goes unchecked death of corals could mean the death knell …

Phoenix phenomenon

Brine shrimps have the ability to revive after years without oxygen

Spam in fishing net

Neptune's sorrows

Corals are to the oceans what tropical rainforests are to land. Known as Neptune's goblets, they are a vital link in the marine ecosystem and, in …

Pollution watch

No genie's tale

Plastic waste is threatening ocean biodiversity

Row over report

Proposed norms on effluent discharge into Narmada tributary questioned

Court asks US Navy to ban use of sonar harming whales, marine life

Noise pollution in the oceans is disrupting whales’ abilities to hear and migrate