India to launch Rs 10,000-crore Deep Ocean Mission
India plans to launch a Rs 10,000-crore Deep Ocean Mission in December to carry out research to harness ocean resources in a "responsible manner", an official said on Tuesday.
May 10, 2017, 00:48 AM IST
Oxygen level in world's oceans declining since 1980s
For the study, the researchers looked at a historic dataset of ocean information stretching back more than 50 years and searched for long term trends and patterns.
May 05, 2017, 21:49 PM IST
Rising levels of carbon dioxide may change crucial marine process
Climate change may be putting cyanobacteria, that are crucial to the functioning of the ocean, at risk.
Apr 28, 2017, 21:37 PM IST
China issues yellow alert for ocean waves
China's National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre has issued a yellow alert for ocean waves brought by typhoon Nock-Ten and a cold front.
Dec 27, 2016, 14:03 PM IST
Mysterious Mariana Trench 'biotwang' may be baleen whale call
Lasting between 2.5 and 3.5 seconds, the five-part call includes deep moans at frequencies as low as 38 hertz and a metallic finale that pushes as high as 8,000 hertz.
Dec 18, 2016, 20:32 PM IST
Done and dusted! ISRO successfully places all eight satellites in their respective orbits - Watch
At 9.12 a:m today, the PSLV-C35 carrying the 371 kg SCATSAT-1 along with seven other satellites, including from the US and Canada, will blast off from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
Sep 26, 2016, 05:15 AM IST
Holy Mola mola! World's largest bony fish spotted by scientists (Watch stunning footage)
Mola mola, also called the ocean sunfish, is the heaviest known bony fish in the world.
Aug 02, 2016, 10:50 AM IST
Pluto may have liquid ocean under ice shell: Study
When New Horizons buzzed by Pluto last year, it unveiled clues that the dwarf planet might have - or had at one time - a sub-surface liquid ocean.
Jun 22, 2016, 15:34 PM IST
Ancient Mars was once washed over by mega-tsunamis
Billions of years ago, mega-tsunamis scarred the Martian landscape, yielding evidence of cold, salty oceans conducive to sustaining life, according to a recent study.
May 21, 2016, 00:21 AM IST
Jupiter's moon Europa may be more Earth-like than we thought
Europa is strongly believed to hide a deep ocean of salty liquid water beneath its icy shell.
May 20, 2016, 09:07 AM IST
Seven miles deep, oceans still a noisy place
The hydrophone also picked up sound from ship propellers.
Mar 06, 2016, 16:18 PM IST
Global warming may increase black carbon input to Arctic Ocean
Researchers at University of Georgia have suggested that the black carbon stored in Arctic soils is being exported to the oceans.
Dec 01, 2015, 21:05 PM IST
Ocean 'dead zones' begot by warming
A new study has linked low-oxygen 'dead zones' in North Pacific to the past ocean warming.
Nov 21, 2015, 11:33 AM IST
Only 4 percent of world's ocean is protected: Study
The researchers pointed out that the past decade has seen improvement as in 2006, only an estimated 0.65 percent of the ocean was protected.
Oct 26, 2015, 15:55 PM IST
Balanced diet good for corals too: Study
A nutrient-rich, balanced diet is beneficial to corals during stressful thermal events, a new study has found.
Oct 03, 2015, 10:59 AM IST
