Science & Technology - Briefs

IN SHORT

Carbon dioxide lake discovered off Taiwan

Extreme weather events may be driving replacement of native species with exotic ones

Analysis shows higher reproduction, competitiveness and plasticity may be helping non-native species

Poaching biggest threat to sturgeon species in Danube; 337 illegal activities in 7 years: Report

At least 955 sturgeon specimens seized during 2016-2022, the study showed

You shed DNA everywhere you go, raising ethical questions about privacy

Trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are

A million Olive Ridleys have laid eggs on Odisha’s Gahirmatha, Rushikulya rookeries this year

For the first time, more than 200,000 turtles laid eggs at Gahirmatha on a single day

Invading species

Cooking oil at high seas

Rapeseed oil will be used to lubricate oil rigs in the North Sea

Park may be denotified

Curious case of seaweed

AquAgri pays highest sum in royalty but benefits do not reach people

Ocean fertilization picked apart

Thermal Power projects threaten Ratnagiri's Alphonso mangoes

Monitor vessel

Age no bar

Mercury can affect even adolescent brains

Bytes

Goodbye Indian mermaid

Mumbai oil spill: threat to marine life, coast

Authorities shrug off questions about liability

Fishers reject new coastal rules

CRZ, 2010 fails to protect coasts; rights of fishers  

Science and Technology - Briefs

In Court

UNEP chooses Nigeria to lead action to combat marine pollution in Africa

Country will be in charge of coordination efforts of 22 nations

Biodiversity meet: Parties disagree on resource mobilisation

Contact group to now fix individual financial targets for countries

By the whiskers

Another Alang in the making

Andhra Pradesh is in choppy waters over a proposed ship breaking yard at Vodarevu