'Grabbed my ankle and pulled': He surfed for 30 years in Hawaii but an 8-foot shark still took him by surpriseA seasoned surfer, Koa Smith, faced a terrifying shark attack off Oahu's South Shore. The 38-year-old was surfing when a shark grabbed his ...
08 Jun, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
'Ocean of energy' found in Andaman: What the new gas discovery means? Can it reduce India's import dependence?Andaman oil discovery news: Oil India has confirmed the discovery of natural gas in an exploratory well in the Andaman Sea, marking a signi...
06 Jun, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
40,000 people under evacuation orders for a chemical tank leak in Southern CaliforniaAuthorities are racing to prevent the explosion of a leaking storage tank containing hazardous chemicals in Garden Grove, California, promp...
23 May, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
New tree genus discovered in South America turns out to be a distant relative of tomatoes and potatoesAfter over two decades of study, scientists have officially named Daturodendron absconditum, a new genus of tree discovered in the Colombia...
07 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
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 time is splashdown for Artemis II? Here's when NASA astronauts will return to Earth - All about the most dangerous 13 minutes of the mission during fiery Earth reentryArtemis 2 Live Return: NASA Moon Mission Splashdown Update: NASA Artemis 2 astronauts are returning after historic lunar flyby around the M...
10 Apr, 2026, 06.56 PM IST
New Deep-Sea Nudibranch Species Identified After Years as a ‘Mystery Mollusk’A glowing mystery mollusk spotted in deep-sea footage has been identified as a new species of nudibranch. For years, its appearance and beh...
09 Feb, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
NASA reveals first-ever high-resolution image of a massive Pacific tsunami, and it’s jaw-droppingA powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in late July caused a massive Pacific tsunami, which was spotted in unprecedented de...
03 Dec, 2025, 10.45 PM IST
Search for missing flight MH370 to resume this month, Malaysia saysMalaysia's transport ministry announced that the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will resume on December 30. Ocean Infini...
03 Dec, 2025, 09.25 AM IST
India's first manned deep ocean mission at 6,000 m depth to be launched by 2026 end: NIOTIndia's ambitious 'Samudrayaan' mission, aiming for deep-sea exploration with the 'Matsya' submersible, is slated for launch by the end of ...
13 May, 2025, 09.08 PM IST
Mars responsible for giant whirlpools in Earth's oceans? Know it all hereMars may be responsible for some whirlpools in the Earth’s oceans, probably leading to major climatic responses in the atmosphere, a study ...
13 Mar, 2024, 02.28 AM IST
Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?The International Seabed Authority - the United Nations body that regulates the world's ocean floor - is preparing to resume negotiations t...
03 Jul, 2023, 11.57 AM IST
Deep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic wreckage reported missing, search underwayA submarine that was on a tourism expedition to explore the wreckage of the Titanic has gone missing off the coast of Canada. Private compa...
20 Jun, 2023, 01.40 PM IST
Samudrayaan mission details: India to send humans 6,000 metres deep in oceanThe manned submersible will allow scientific personnel to observe and understand unexplored deep-sea areas by direct interventions. Further...
06 Aug, 2022, 05.11 PM IST
How Deep Ocean Mission will further government's vision of 'blue economy'The development and launch of Matsya 6000 is part of India’s ambitious Deep Ocean Mission, for which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ha...
07 Feb, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
2 million barrels of oil from BP spill may be on ocean floorOne unsolved puzzle is the location of two million barrels of submerged oil thought to be trapped in the deep ocean, researchers said.
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Indian Ocean tsunami that killed almost 230,000 people, the UN’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission began coordinating efforts to c...
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