Pollutants invade remotest place on earth; Mariana Trench highly contaminated
Shrimplike crustaceans in Mariana and Kermadec trenches are contaminated with 50 times more toxic chemicals than crabs that survive in heavily …
The face of extinction
Species extinction is real, and not a scare. But the solutions conservationsists provide are simplistic and even more scary
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 …
Oceans of fantasy
THE OCEAN... OUR FUTURE· Report of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans·Mario Soares· Cambridge University Press, …
समुद्री प्रदूषण के बारे में ये 11 बातें आपके लिए जानना है जरूरी
समुद्र से पृथ्वी की उत्पति हुई और हमें जीवन मिला, लेकिन हमारी वजह से ही अब समुद्र के जीवन को खतरा है। जानें, 11 ...
Scientists find new dimension to dynamics of Indian Ocean
They have discovered that sea level in the ocean rises and falls by up to 4 cms every 30-80 days
How is the view inside a giant marine sinkhole
A private expedition took submarines into the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize. Here are snapshots
Oceans continue to lose heat
Oceans report card: Global ocean health scores 67 out of 100
Seas surrounding Indian peninsula score 61, lower than global average
In hot water
GHGs raise ocean temperatures
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Phytoplankton growth overestimated in the Pacific Ocean
Sir Creek draws India, Pakistan together
Low-pressure area to form over Andaman Sea by April 30: IMD
The low-pressure area will likely change into a depression by May 2
महासागरों पर महासंकट
महासागर ही हैं जो कार्बन डाईऑक्साइड और दूसरे खतरनाक अपशिष्टों को आसानी से अपने अंदर समाहित कर लेते हैं। अब इनका अस्तित्व खतरे में ...
How aerosol formation helps brighten clouds, balance climate
The formation of new particle covers about 40 per cent of the Earth’s surface
Ocean floor disintegrating rapdily due to manmade CO2
Excess carbon dioxide in the sea is using all the seafloor calcite that has helped maintain pH levels for millennia, says the study published in&…
Amidst the El Niño buzz, Pacific Ocean cools down
While the world awaits El Niño, the 'Little Boy' has played a mischief which has led to a delay in its arrival
Insistence on dollar payments delays ocean power project
A US firm proposing to set up a project off the Tamil Nadu coast that will supply electricity and potable water from the ocean wants to be paid …
Save our seas
The UN's first conference to save the oceans is a grand show of intent to reset our relationship with the largest sink of carbon dioxide and the …
Ancient algae play a role in building a healthy marine ecosystem: Study
Climate change is a major reason for the development, according to study
Climatic loophole
Sinks can now be potentially identified as the most dangerous loophole for the environmental integrity of the Kyoto Protocol
Does a new era of bleaching beckon for Indian Ocean coral reefs?
The British overseas territory faces an environmental crisis
Arctic Sea ice saw largest decline in 41 years in July 2019: NCPOR
Loss of ice cover in the Arctic Sea has had strong effects on components of climate system, such as reduction of heat and momentum, water vapour &…