Searched for
MARINE MAMMAL INSTITUTE
Eyes the size of a pizza and longer than a bus - the ocean's most mysterious monster just showed up in Western Australia and scientists are stunnedScientists found signs of a giant squid in deep waters near Western Australia using DNA in seawater. The study also showed many unknown sea...
How Did a Sea Cow Fossil End Up in Qatar’s Desert? Scientists Finally ExplainResearchers have discovered fossils of a new sea cow species, Salwasiren qatarensis, in the deserts of Qatar, dating back 21 million years....
Why Are the World’s Oceans Getting Louder Each Year?The ocean's natural sounds are being drowned out by human activity. Ships create constant noise that travels far, affecting marine animals....
DPIIT launches PM GatiShakti Offshore for integrated planningThe DPIIT launched PM GatiShakti-Offshore, a digital platform for integrated planning of offshore projects like wind farms and marine explo...
Jessica Radcliffe wasn’t attacked by an Orca; in fact, scientists reveal these killer whales are friendly and often let dolphins swim right beside themA fabricated video falsely depicted a marine trainer's death by an orca, igniting online outrage. However, investigations revealed the clip...
Blue whales' mysterious silence leave scientists worried as it sends a dire warning to humanityAlarming reports indicate a significant decline in blue whale vocalizations due to devastating heatwaves. These heatwaves have triggered to...
The plastic you can’t see is flooding the Atlantic, and entering your bodyA staggering 27 million tons of nanoplastics, invisible to the naked eye, now pollute the North Atlantic Ocean, posing a significant threat...
This low-tech solution cut ship emissions by up to 24%Researchers found a significant drop in emissions per voyage. Other ports are considering similar systems. This offers a low-cost way to re...
Trump administration proposes major cuts to NOAA; may end climate researchThe Trump administration has proposed sweeping changes to NOAA’s mission, aiming to eliminate its climate research efforts and redirect foc...
Warming, deep-sea mining cause stress in midwater animalsA recent study conducted by scientists at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has provided insights into the stress respons...
Microplastics pose macro challenge for sea mammals- Fossils of pre-historic human-sized penguins found
Sydney, Dec 13 (IANS) A giant species of penguins, which had the size of an adult human, inhabited New Zealand between 55 and 60 million ye...
'Big chill' after asteroid strike likely killed dinosaurs, suggests study
Rare new species of beaked whale identified
How blue whales are able to maintain their monstrous sizeA new study shows there's a lot more to the grazing habits of these massive mammals than just blindly swimming through the water.
Dugongs on brink of extinction, poaching continues in IndiaThe Union government's Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) on Wednesday declared that dugongs among t...
- Now, dolphins flee polluted waters of Kochi
It's a sighting that has become increasingly rare as one takes a boat to Fort Kochi, Mattancherry or Vypeen — the shimmering hump and dorsa...
Antarctic seals may use Earth's magnetic field to navigateIf the hypothesis turns out to be true, it would represent the first evidence of such a trait in a marine mammal.
Swine flu virus found in seals for first timeResearchers have detected the H1N1 virus, that created a worldwide pandemic in 2009, in elephant seals off the coast of central California ...
- Task force to suggest measures for Dugong conservation
Country's endangered 'mermaids', zoologically called Sirenoid or Dugong dugong, are finally getting attention with the environment ministry...