An Israeli startup says its new technology will save the planet, scientists have doubtsFormed three years ago by a group of entrepreneurs in Israel, the company says it has designed particles that when released in the ocean wi...
03 Jul, 2025, 09.25 PM IST
'50 tonnes per day': Fishermen report a big jump in Octopus population along English Channel indicating a stress in deep oceanUnusually warm sea temperatures in the North Atlantic have triggered a surge in octopus catches along the English Channel, benefiting fishe...
30 May, 2025, 02.48 PM IST
The mystery behind the deaths of over 350 elephants in Botswana revealedResearchers confirmed toxic cyanobacteria in waterholes caused the mysterious deaths of over 350 elephants in Botswana in 2020. Satellite d...
15 Dec, 2024, 06.08 PM IST
This minuscule organism regulates our ability to digest foodMicrobiomes have been part of all these organisms from the beginning, and have evolved in tandem with them, just as their visible organs ha...
15 Sep, 2023, 10.07 AM IST
Norway's vast phosphate deposits offer hope for sustainable electric carsExtensive deposits of phosphate rocks, enough to meet the electric power demand for the next 50 years, have been discovered in Norway, acco...
14 Jul, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
Climate change turning US mountain lakes green with algaeGlobal warming is turning clear mountain lakes green in the western United States because of an increase in algae blooms "without historica...
08 Jul, 2020, 08.18 AM IST
Bengaluru residents angry, officials clueless as sewage kills Puttenahalli lakeThe lake is now covered with a layer of algae and for the first time since citizens took over its upkeep, a foul stench is prevailing aroun...
23 May, 2019, 07.33 AM IST
Global warming is killing fish in Arabian Sea, say Hyderabad ocean scientists02 May, 2018, 02.55 PM IST
- Sulphuric acid clouds caused darkness, cold, killing dinosaurs
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Millions of years ago, tiny droplets of sulphuric acid formed high up in the air after an asteroid hit the Earth, mak...
15 Jan, 2017, 12.59 PM IST
NIO to study Bangladesh rivers for oxygen depletion in Bay of BengalIndian scientists will be looking at rivers flowing through Bangladesh to collect data and study the "dead zones" in Bay of Bengal where ox...
10 Jul, 2015, 02.06 PM IST
Cusat scientists isolate algae capable of producing biofuelThe highly polluted backwaters of Cochin estuary could be a rich source of biofuel, as a research team of Cochin University of Science and ...
26 Dec, 2014, 11.11 AM IST
- India's first jellyfish lake discovered
Marine biologists have discovered a jellyfish lake in Gujarat, probably the first such in India.
07 Aug, 2014, 11.23 AM IST
New algae species could provide valuable biofuelThe discovery of a new species of macro algae along the coast at south Goa could open up vast reserves of biofuel besides providing raw mat...
25 Jun, 2014, 04.56 AM IST
- Antarctica went through heat wave 15.7 million yrs ago: Study
Scientists have revealed that Antarctica went through a heat wave nearly 15.7 million years ago during which plants and algae were abundant...
05 Oct, 2009, 09.50 AM IST
- Japan lifts ban on lobster shipments
Japan has lifted a ban on imports of North American lobster that had been linked to a misunderstanding over safety, industry officials said...
01 Aug, 2008, 12.51 AM IST
- China struggles to clear algae
More than 1,300 vessels were at sea cleaning the algae and inflatable barriers had been placed near the coastline to prevent it from moving...
06 Jul, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- China shuts 1,000 factories near polluted lake
More than 1,000 polluting factories have been closed down near China's third largest freshwater lake after it was choked by an algae bloom ...
13 Sep, 2007, 11.30 AM IST