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Japan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat 'bomb'Okinawa's coral reefs face severe damage from climate-driven marine heatwaves. Scientists are employing "heatwave simulators" to study cora...
Greece has placed a bounty on the head of the world's most toxic pufferfish, paying fishermen €5.33 per kilo to hunt the invasive predatorGreece is incentivizing fishermen with a generous bounty to hunt the dangerous silver-cheeked toadfish, an invasive species from the Indian...
A gigantic 400-year-old black coral in New Zealand's Fiordland, measuring 4 meters tall and 4.5 meters wide, has scientists calling it "absolutely huge" and using the find to map where these slow-growing corals still surviveA colossal black coral, estimated to be 300-400 years old and one of the largest ever found in New Zealand, has been discovered in Fiordlan...
A shark that walks instead of swims? Scientists just found a new one in the wild, and it may already be facing extinctionScientists have identified a new species of 'walking' shark in Papua New Guinea, named Hemiscyllium dudgeonae. This unique shark uses its p...
Climate change, pollution push oceans to tipping point, UN report saysA new UN report reveals a "deepening crisis" in ocean health, driven by climate change, pollution, and overfishing. Rising sea levels, acid...
Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
Secret ocean rule: For 400 years, these villagers protected fish with ancient technique; Now scientists say it could help save world's dying coral reefsSecret ocean rule: Eastern Indonesian coastal communities have long practiced sasi, a traditional ocean management system where areas are t...
Scientists just realized the true scale of a massive coral habitat was hiding off the Southeast U.S. for decadesScientists have uncovered a massive cold-water coral habitat spanning over 6.4 million acres off the southeastern U.S. coast. This extensiv...
India’s first underwater museum project launched off Maharashtra coast in SindhudurgSindhudurg district in Maharashtra is set to become a major marine tourism hub. India's first underwater museum and submarine tourism proje...
School bus–sized phantom jellyfish, Korean VHS tape turn up in rare Argentina deep-sea discovery: Watch videoA deep-sea expedition off Argentina's coast has revealed a surprisingly rich marine ecosystem, including a giant phantom jellyfish and pote...
Andaman to get India's first coral reef research centreThe government will set up the National Coral Reef Research Institute in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to serve as India’s main centre fo...
Tamil Nadu’s multi-crore mission: How 300 villagers and 8,500 reef blocks aim to save a sinking island, and create jobs tooVillagers in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin are preparing to dive underwater, aiding a Rs 50 crore government project to revive the disappearing Ka...
Great Barrier Reef ocean temperatures hit 400-year record: StudyRecent research revealed that the Great Barrier Reef has faced its highest water temperatures in 400 years due to climate change. Rising te...
Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study findsOcean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef surged to a 400-year peak over the past decade, causing mass coral bleaching between 2016 and ...
Pristine coral reef unblemished by warming oceans found off Tahiti
Takeaways for India from the groundbreaking NEOM and OceanX Red Sea expeditionIndia, with over 7,500 km of coastline and a varied marine ecosystem - from lagoons, estuaries, and coastal marshes to seagrass meadows, co...
Off Goa’s coast, India’s hidden coral gemAbout 18,000 years ago, there were coral reefs along the west coast of India. These were lost after sea levels began rising rapidly followi...
Deep sea corals under threat from climate change: StudyNorth Atlantic coral populations - which support a variety of sea life - are under threat from climate change, according to scientists who ...
Great Barrier Reef coral halved in 27 years: StudyThe coral cover of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage Site, has halved over the past 27 years due to cyclones, poisonous star...
- Major study concludes that global warming is killing off coral
If world leaders do not immediately engage in a race against time to save the Earth's coral reefs, these vital ecosystems will not survive ...