Ocean
- World
WRI, GEF to host Secretariat to preserve world’s 30% land, ocean by 2030
Montreal: The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People has announced the formation of a new permanent Secretariat to be co-hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Global Environment…
- Science
India’s defunct surveillance satellite RISAT-2 hits Indian Ocean near Jakarta
Chennai: India’s defunct Radar Imaging Satellite-2 (RISAT-2) re-entered the earth atmosphere on October 30 in an uncontrolled manner and hit the Indian Ocean near Jakarta, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The…
- Science
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy for the first time since 2019
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched Falcon Heavy, the world’s most powerful active rocket, into space once again after over three years. According to CNET, on November 1 at 9.43 a.m.…
- World
UNESCO launches new State of the Ocean Report
Lisbon: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published a flagship report on the state of the world’s oceans. The first edition of UNESCO’s “State of the Ocean Report”…
- Science
Researchers reveal decline of diatoms due to ocean acidification
Kiel: A new study shows an unexpected negative impact of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) on important plankton groups. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘Nature’. While calcifying organisms like…
- Science
Scientists find climate change can actually accelerate ocean currents
San Diego: An international team led by researchers from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California used computer modelling simulations to discover that climate change is altering the mechanics…
- Science
Saturn’s Death Star moon hides an underground ‘stealth’ ocean
New Delhi: Scientists have discovered an underground ocean buried beneath the surface of the Death Star-like moon of Saturn, paving the way for a new class of “stealth” ocean worlds with possible…
- Offbeat
Lizard travels 7,250 km across the ocean in a suitcase
When Rachel Bond returned from her vacation of basking in the sun of Florida to the chilly northeast of England, she had an unexpected tiny guest tagging along with her in her…
- Technology
NASA satellite data helps track ocean microplastics from space
New York: Scientists from the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way to use NASA satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean. Microplastics form when…
- Science
Study finds climate change-resistant corals could provide lifeline to battered reefs
Pennsylvania: As coral reefs are known to be the habitats for scores of marine animals, it’s extremely essential to preserve them. At a time when coral bleaching is causing damage to the…
- World
Man dies after shark attack in Australia
Canberra: A man died after a suspected shark attack at a beach in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state on Tuesday, police said. NSW Police said emergency services were called to Tuncurry Beach,…
- Technology
HP introduces first consumer PCs made with ocean-bound plastics
New Delhi: HP on Tuesday announced Pavilion 13, HP Pavilion 14 and HP Pavilion 15 as the company’s first consumer notebook range that uses post-consumer-recycled as well as ocean-bound plastics at a starting…
- India
Rising sea levels a threat to millions living: Secretary, MoES
New Delhi: The rising sea levels, as shown from satellite data received from European Space Agency (ESA), is a threat to the millions of people living in coastal regions, said Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) Madhavan Rajeevan on…
- News
Here’s the reason for sharks’ bright green hue in ocean depths
Washington: In the depths of the sea, certain shark species transform the ocean’s blue light into a bright green color that only other their kind can see. Researchers have now identified what’s…
- News
Some corals can survive in acidified ocean conditions
Washington: Out of many corals which face survival risk because of rising acidity of the oceans, Caribbean coral species can survive and grow under the rising carbon dioxide levels, found researchers. A…
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