This Shark Was Already Swimming in the Oceans Before the United States Was Founded, Scientists Say Some Greenland Sharks May Live Up to 500 YearsScientists have discovered Greenland sharks live for centuries. A 2016 study used radiocarbon dating of eye lenses to determine their age. ...
01 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
What Scientists Found Inside an Arctic Bonebed Is Changing the Story of Ocean RecoveryArctic fossils, unearthed on Mount Marmier, reveal a surprisingly rapid recovery of marine life after the devastating Permian extinction 24...
09 Mar, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Hidden Climate Trigger? What Scientists Found Beneath Our SoilVast carbon reserves lie hidden beneath farms, forests, and frozen Arctic soil. These underground stores, built over centuries, are now und...
02 Mar, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
The Arctic Once Had Palm Trees: What the Fossils RevealFossil evidence from the High Arctic reveals that palm trees and subtropical plants once thrived in the polar region. This occurred during ...
22 Feb, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
The 400-Year-Old Shark: How the Greenland Shark Outlives Every Mammal on EarthScientists have discovered the Greenland shark, a creature living in frigid Arctic waters. This shark is now recognized as the longest-livi...
21 Feb, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
Bizarre climate ideas show how far off track we areProposed climate cooling interventions for the vulnerable polar regions, like sea curtains and Arctic ice thickening, face scrutiny. These ...
18 Sep, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
A new map of the Arctic Ocean reveals an area as large as twice the size of France and six times that of EnglandA collaborative project Seabed 2030 has made significant progress by mapping a new area in the Arctic Ocean. The initiative, which aims to ...
04 Feb, 2025, 12.26 PM IST
Pacific Ocean holds 63 million square miles of earth's free waterEarth is covered with 30 per cent of land and the rest of the 70 per cent with water. Of the total earth’s water, 96.5 per cent of it is he...
14 Dec, 2022, 12.09 AM IST
NATO Arctic drill takes on new significance after Russia invasion of UkraineCorporal Sean Galigan, a 21-year Marine from New Jersey who is focusing on refueling aircraft during the exercise, said the invasion was in...
23 Mar, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
Whale sightings aid quest to protect wildlife in Indian Ocean oasisThe scientists are on a monthlong quest to document whales and other marine mammals living around the Mascarene Plateau, hoping to bolster ...
22 Mar, 2021, 02.10 PM IST
Meet the natives of the ocean: Go shark cage diving; spot the majestic narwhalsFor your next holiday, visit the big five of the ocean i.e. whale sharks, giant manta rays, humpback whales, dolphins and tiger sharks.
27 Jul, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
From narwhals to killer whales, visit these destinations to explore magnificent marine wondersAway from the human sight, the ocean withholds a stunning world of its own.
09 Nov, 2017, 08.42 AM IST
Melting ice making sea around Greenland less saline: Study15 Oct, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
Greenland shark emerges as longest living vertebratesGreenland shark has clocked in as the world’s longest living vertebrate with the scientists estimating its life expectancy at 272 years.
12 Aug, 2016, 02.44 PM IST
Male: The land of clear waters, marine life and coral reefsThe Maldives are a perfect place to go exploring undiscovered locales. Snorkel down and explore the coral reef which has a beautiful marine...
06 Aug, 2015, 05.23 AM IST
- Warming making life sparser in deep ocean
The world’s first study of deep ocean trench has confirmed climate change – excessive warming of the ocean and melting of Arctic ice -- has...
04 Mar, 2014, 07.13 AM IST
Scientists warn of 'deadly trio' risk to ailing oceansMarine scientists warned on Thursday that our oceans are declining more rapidly than previously thought — becoming ever warmer and more aci...
03 Oct, 2013, 10.25 PM IST