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MARINE INVASIVE SPECIES
1,500 ships trapped in Gulf of Hormuz are quietly multiplying an underwater army that could unleash World's biggest bioinvasion event- 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 predator
- Blue crabs were first found in Italy's Adriatic in 1949; 74 years later, they exploded, cut clam output 90%, and pushed 160 km up the Po River
- In 1985, the first invasive lionfish was spotted off Florida after aquarium releases; within decades, it had spread across much of the Caribbean and US Atlantic coast, devastating reef fish that had no natural defense against itA single lionfish spotted in Florida in 1985 has spiraled into one of the most alarming marine invasions. These venomous, fast-reproducing ...27 Jun, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
- California's coastal sand dunes are becoming history, and the first-ever map shows how 165 years of development and erosion have shrunk a natural shield against storms and rising seasCalifornia's iconic beaches are losing their natural sand dune protectors, with over half disappearing since the Gold Rush due to developme...23 Jun, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
- A 15-year-old from Ontario built a bionic underwater “robot turtle” that detects what is quietly killing our seas and just won $50,000 for itA young innovator has created BURT, a robotic turtle that moves quietly underwater. This AI-powered machine mimics natural swimming to obse...09 Jun, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
- In 1979, old salmon cans were stored in an Alaskan cannery, and decades later, when scientists cracked them open, a rising worm count revealed something unexpected about changing ocean food websOld canned salmon from Alaska reveals a significant increase in parasitic worms. Scientists studied cans dating back to 1979. This rise in ...06 Jun, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Isn’t Empty, It’s Becoming a Floating HabitatOnce seen as a barren plastic wasteland, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now a thriving habitat for coastal species. These organisms, pr...17 Feb, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
- India commits to 30 per cent protected areas in updated biodiversity planIndia's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan aims to protect 30 percent of its land, inland water, and coastal and marine...01 Nov, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
- The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters29 Jul, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
- 20 species of sea lettuce are present in Baltic and Scandinavian coasts: Research12 Jun, 2023, 04.03 PM IST
- Worries over racism, waterways inspire push to rename fish15 Jul, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
- Humans driving 1 million animal and plant species to extinction: Report07 May, 2019, 09.29 AM IST
- 1/8th of flora & fauna face extinction due to degradation of biodiversityNature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and its impact will see extinction of one million of the eight million...07 May, 2019, 02.19 AM IST
- India should have effective strategy to fight Alien species: ScientistsThe meet aims at delving in detail the impact of IAS on biodiversity, impact of biological invasion on ecosystem besides, to develop a nati...14 Dec, 2017, 07.44 PM IST
- What caused first mass extinction of life on Earth?New York, May 18 (IANS) A large volcanic eruption may have triggered the first mass extinction of life, in which nearly 80 per cent of the ...18 May, 2017, 08.37 PM IST
- Newly discovered crustacean species named after Sir Elton JohnScientists have discovered a small 'hitchhiking' coral reef crustacean species in Indonesia, and named it after English composer and singer...29 Aug, 2015, 09.33 AM IST
- Andaman forests under threat from deer and elephants: ReportThe islands have no native herbivores except for wild pig, which is omnivorous while elephants were brought over from mainland India in the...12 Aug, 2013, 11.41 AM IST
- Marine important bird areas programme in IndiaIndia has one of the longest shorelines in the world and many marine species of birds are found in the Indian seas and on the coastal areas.09 Feb, 2013, 10.37 PM IST
- From butterflies to giant Squids, world's spineless creatures being pushed to extinctionIn a first ever evaluation of how invertebrates, that is, spineless creatures, are surviving in the face of human intervention, a study has...05 Sep, 2012, 06.51 PM IST
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