‘Over 40% of India’s coastline is eroding much faster than estimated’

Lack of effective development planning, unchecked human activities damaging coastline, say experts from government agencies

‘Predictions wrong, but give indications’

India Meteorological Department is often accused of making incorrect predictions. The Ministry of Earth Sciences regularly gets funds to …

Don't eat tuna

An ocean of wealth

The first census of marine species

Calming influence

Study says Pacific Ocean has kept global warming in check

Twist in turtle’s tale

Falling catch fuels turtle-fisher conflict in Lakshadweep atolls

Global temperature highest in 11,000 years

Researchers caution temperatures will rise another 2.0 to 11.5°F by the end of this century

Mediterranean Sea accumulating plastic debris

Plastic remnants have been found in the stomach of small fish, seabirds, turtles and sperm whales which abound its waters

Oceans Commission proposes eight ways to reverse degradation of high seas

Report calls for urgent global action to save oceans from pollution and acidification

El Nino: Will 2014 be a drought year for India?

Ozone holes

Written in the ice

Welcome to Sheba. Here, 50 scientists will endure extreme weather conditions to better understand the Arctic climate and global warming

Cloud view clears up

Origin of aerosols dictates cloud shape

How humans invite storm

Tornado and storm frequencies linked to human activities

Scientists find new mechanism that contributes to Arctic warming

New research says the Arctic Ocean traps more energy from far infrared radiation than previously estimated

Scientists warn against deep sea mining

Call for sustainable management of oceans

Near but not dear

A recent study conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature- International on birds in the Midway Islands proves that pollution too makes the …

The Arctic carbon sink

Snow covered plants in the tundra start absorbing carbon dioxide in early spring itself

Seychelles gets ambitious with its waste

Government unveils master sanitation plan to protect environment

Defiant Japan to hold annual whale hunt

Ignores threat from conservation activists who have vowed to disrupt the programme

Planet melting

If global warming continues, polar ice caps will melt, wiping nations off our planet

Catching the infant terrible

Polar potential

Science & Technology - Briefs

After hottest May, Earth records hottest June of 21st century

Rise in temperature primarily because of warm ocean waters