To prevent overkill
Medicinal values of marine life make it vulnerable to overexploitation. But it is now possible to artificially produce such qualities
The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from devastating ocean heat
As water temperatures spiked in Florida Keys, scientists, coral reef restoration groups and government agencies launched an emergency response to …
Microplastics, microbeads: What you did not know about self-care products
Bureau of Indian Standards in 2017 proposed a ban on raw materials not recognised safe for use in cosmetics from 2020. The status of the ban is&…
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
Govt finalising a national policy on the blue economy: Jitendra Singh
The policy envisages the optimal utilisation of all sectors of the maritime domain for sustainable development of coastal areas
Draft fisheries subsidies agreement will negatively impact developing nations: Experts
Developing nations have some wins at the Ministerial Conference but developed nations benefit most
Iridescent Skin: New book explores role of cage diving in demystifying, conserving white sharks
Raj Sekhar Aich explores the fraught relationship between humans an sharks through cage-diving experience in this intimate account
20 years of talks later, half the Earth’s surface area to have binding environment treaty
United Nations members negotiate instrument under UN Convention on Law of the Sea to conserve, sustainably use marine biological diversity of …
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
New study shows that big mammals suffer brain damage in captivity
Caging large mammals and putting them on display is undeniably cruel from a neural perspective, it says
Mumbai Coastal Road: Pathway to ruin
On July 16, the Bombay High Court ordered that construction on the $1.7 billion Mumbai Coastal Road, to be built by reclaiming the city’s …
How water flows across continents
Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs has created graphic maps of watersheds across the world. His works can be found here.
Ocean acidification ‘changing’ marine biodiversity
Study sheds light on how excess carbon dioxide in oceans is affecting marine species and in turn the global food chain
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
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 …
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 …
Behind the fishing lines
Fisherfolk threaten to gut intrusive foreign trawlers despite India's recent review of its Deep Sea Fishing policy
"Green" signal?
Even as environmentalists protest, the controversial Cogentrix thermal power plant is cleared by the Supreme Court
Low on mussel power
Ecological imbalance in the coastal areas of Kerala has caused food poisoning in people who consumed marine mussel
Toxic tides
Phytoplankton are wrecking marine ecology as scientists struggle to find a way to stop further attacks
17,00,32,429 pieces of plastic litter Kerala’s coast: Study
Malappuram is the most littered district in Kerala, while Alappuzha is the least, the study found