Hundreds of whales die in third largest mass stranding incident in New Zealand
Golden Bay is conducive to stranding because its shallow muddy waters confuse whales’ sonar, making it difficult for them to swim out once …
The Earth's biodiversity could be much greater than we thought
A widely touted study proposes a total of 8.7 million species, but they could be 10 times more
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
Indonesia and Australia are sleeping ocean superpowers
The two countries share huge marine resources and opportunities, but they face challenges from climate change and over-exploitation
It's time to speak up about noise pollution in the oceans
Noise is the "forgotten pollutant", but the good news is that unlike many other pollutants it can be switched off if we try
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
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 …
"Green" signal?
Even as environmentalists protest, the controversial Cogentrix thermal power plant is cleared by the Supreme Court
Win some, lose some
Even as we discover new life, we are losing others. A 10-year long global project--Census of Marine Life--created a map indicating the abundance …
Thick ones, pointy ones – how albatross beaks evolved to match their prey
Beak size, shape varied between albatross species, making it a useful tool for identifying species that otherwise look similar
We've been wrong about the origins of life for 90 years
New research suggests the "primordial soup" theory can't explain how living cells evolved to harness energy
How time-poor scientists inadvertently made it seem like the world was overrun with jellyfish
How flawed citation practices can perpetuate scientific ideas even before they've been fully established as true
Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Mass extinction haunts oceans
Scientists warn an imminent mass annihilation of marine species similar to one 250 million years ago that wiped out most lives in oceans
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
Rare microbial predators with voracious appetite form a new branch in ‘tree of life’: Study
Learning more about these undiscovered branches of life can help shed more light on the foundations of the living world and how evolution works
Polymer plume: Over 170 trillion plastic particles are floating in the oceans, says study
Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has reached unprecedented levels over the past 15 years
Climate change: 14% coral reefs lost since 2010, says study
Corals reefs occupy less than 1% of the ocean floor but over one billion people benefit from them
Sea sparkle blues: What sparkly tides mean for India’s marine ecosystems
A rise in blooms of Sea Sparkle may lead to more large-scale fish mortality
Why seaweeds need to be conserved urgently
Indiscriminate collection severely damages the algae which is critical for balancing marine ecosystems and plays a role in thwarting climate …
Engage local communities to protect marine life: Study
There is so much lack of awareness that many did not even know which department or authority was responsible for implementing Wildlife Protection Act
Prelude to extinction
Fishery experts say a global system of management is essential to prevent the extinction of the world's fish stocks, even as the number of …
Explaining the chemistry of an oil spill
Oil tanker spills compound the danger to the marine food chain by crude released into the sea in normal operations and seepage from the earth. …
Sooty symptoms
The role of marine life in mitigating global warming takes a knocking as new findings link carbon on the ocean floor to forest fires