Indian Ocean as rich archive of history — above and below the water line

In the age of rising sea levels and climate change, all that is important to learn more about the sea from an ecological point of view

A love affair with ocean

Book Atlantic: Great sea battles, heroic discoveries, titanic storms, and a vast ocean of a million stories • Harper Collins • Rs 695

Oceans cool the planet by releasing short-lived halogens that contribute 8-10 per cent of cooling: Study

Cooling by halogens could increase to 18-31 per cent by 2100 which has not been accounted yet by climate models

UN Ocean Conference: Experts call for ending policy blindspot to avert ‘ocean emergency’

Developing countries seek more funds; island nations team up against deep-sea mining  

Researchers identified over 5,500 new viruses in the ocean, including a missing link in viral evolution

RNA viruses can cause deadly diseases. But they also play a vital role in ecosystems because they can infect a wide array of organisms, including …

Trials at sea

Book>> Round about the earth • by Joyce E Chaplin • Simon & Schuster • Rs 1,850

World Tuna Day 2021: Tuna conservation is in humanity’s interests

The conservation of tuna helps in improving the marine ecosystem; the long-term sustainability of tuna and its relatives can only come from …

Monster waves

Book>> The wave: in pursuit of the rogues, freaks and giants of the ocean • by Susan Casey, Doubleday • US $27

The neglected sea

Book>> The ocean of life, the fate of man and sea • by Callum Roberts • Penguin • Rs 1,310

The ancient mariners

Book>> Beyond The Blue Horizon • by Brian Fagan • US $10 • Bloomsbury

Stockholm+50: Oceans on simmer

The world’s oceans will witness marine heatwaves, sea ice-free Arctic, severe cyclones

Diamonds are forever. But where do they come from? Watch

Do you know the diamond on your finger is most likely made recycled minerals by Earth below the ocean floor?  

Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Earth’s climate moderator is warming, faster

Oceans are heating up as they cross their natural capacity to sink carbon and atmospheric heat induced by GHGs emissions. It will further …

Our ocean if we want it

BY DAVID HELVARG An author of a new book says the sea will surely outlive us (but our bad habits are scarring it forever

My plastic marine litter or yours?

The issue of marine plastic litter warrants bold new answers and strong action and urgent measures if we want to save our planet (and ourselves)

UN meet begins over treaty to govern use of high seas

Fifth round of negotiations for international legal treaty to protect marine biodiversity beyond jurisdiction of countries

Illuminating dark seas: Why fisheries management must be more transparent

However, effectiveness should be measured by sustainable and equitable outcomes — not the degree of transparency

This World Oceans Day let’s talk about marine litter  

Environmental issues in the sea affect the coasts and the lands they surround & vice versa

Into the ocean twilight zone: How new technology is revealing the secrets of an under-researched undersea world

Few would have heard of temperate mesophotic ecosystems. Fewer would appreciate their importance for coastal fisheries and possibly climate …

Pan-African research networks are needed to manage continent’s plastic pollution threat

These first steps would help drive evidence-based recommendations relevant to the African context

Climate change could alter ocean food chains, leading to far fewer fish in the sea

Climate change is rapidly warming the Earth and altering ecosystems on land and at sea that produce our food

'Sea Gliders can help predict where dead zones will form'

Jack Barth, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, spoke on how underwater Sea Gliders track dead zones

Titanic submersible: Titan search-and-rescue effort shows risky undertakings need to consider potential rescue needs

Many conventional risk assessments do not pay sufficient attention to available emergency response capacities

Deep sea mining: A new way forward or looming disaster?

Supporters say deep sea mining is needed to meet the global demand for green technologies; scientists fear a possible gold rush for precious …

World Water Day: Water management, dead rivers seminal issues in India’s groundwater debate

We can revive India’s groundwater if we make dead rivers come alive and manage and conserve water