Large quartz dust particles found in the middle of the North Atlantic

The mere existence of these particles at this location cannot be explained by conventional climate change models

Sea level rise 3mm higher in 2018 than last year: report

Previous studies have also warned that the sea level rise in 21st Century has been three times as fast as that in the bulk of the 20th

Not just oceans, freshwater bodies are turning acidic as well

Acidification of freshwater bodies is about 10 times faster than oceans

Big business, children join Oceans Day celebration

The presence of big business representatives at the conference is significant to ensure their participation in ocean protection

Heat content in oceans doubled in 10 years, finds study

Earth’s oceans have absorbed 90 per cent of the heat from global warming

Sinking and with a trace!

An Arctic account

The ice layer is thinning and spring arrives sooner than expected. The Arctic is already experiencing the impacts of global warming

The lost world

A continent rose thrice above the Indian Ocean, only to disappear beneath the waves each time

BRAZIL

Marsh spews bacteria onto beach

Powerful typhoon headed for Philippines

Country’s disaster management officials have alerted authorities to keep relief material ready

40th Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica launched

Apart from its scientific mission, the expedition shall carry out the humanitarian responsibility of relieving the 48-strong winter crew from …

Global Eco Watch: Scientists map transport of fresh water in seas of the Arctic Ocean

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

‘Future studies could validate more of Thor Heyerdahl's hypotheses on the Pacific’

Down To Earth speaks to Reidar Solsvik, the curator of the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway about a recent study in ‘Nature’ …

Carbon as old as 8,000 years found in deepest blue hole

Finding to help study carbon cycling and potential mechanisms controlling it 

What does the marine heatwave in Pacific mean for environment?

It could cause droughts in the surrounding region, affect marine ecosystem and coral reefs

Hurricane Dorian: A big, slow and very unpredictable storm

The Category 5 hurricane is moving at 1.5 km/hr and can hit any one out of five southern US states

Changing character of cyclones

Fani teaches us that the future is even more risked and even more unpredictable than we imagined. It is time we woke up to this reality

Indigenous islanders complain against Canberra over climate change

The residents of the islands located in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea say the Australian government is not doing enough to …

Scientists set to explore 100,000 year-old ocean under Antarctic ice

The 45-member team hopes to find clues of evolution and mobility of marine life

Arctic rivers continue to melt more and more every summer, says report

The Arctic Report Card for 2018 notes that this provides powerful evidence for the intensification of the Arctic hydrologic cycle

Why Tamil Nadu should be worried about 2 storms brewing in the western Pacific

Both storms are forming off the coast of Southeast Asia and could have an effect on weather conditions in the Bay of Bengal, affecting the Tamil …

Arctic sea ice cover hits its worst record for 2018

It is the sixth lowest ice cover ever, says NASA

Madagascar emerges as hotspot for endangered whale sharks

85 juvenile sharks visited various spots of the island nation’s coast in a single season, says study

Africa: The least responsible, but most vulnerable to climate change

More than 2,000 natural disasters have hit Africa since 1970 affecting 500 million people and killing 0.9 million