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
India’s first underwater museum project launched off Maharashtra coast in SindhudurgSindhudurg district in Maharashtra is set to become a major marine tourism hub. India's first underwater museum and submarine tourism proje...
21 May, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
Andaman to get India's first coral reef research centreThe government will set up the National Coral Reef Research Institute in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to serve as India’s main centre fo...
29 Nov, 2025, 04.03 PM IST
Heat stress is plunging the world’s coral reefs into crisisCorals support economic activity worth trillions a year, including $36 billion in tourism, according to a study by the Global Coral Reef Mo...
18 Apr, 2024, 11.35 AM IST
World in grip of new major coral bleaching event, reefs at riskThe consequences of coral bleaching are far-reaching, affecting not only the health of oceans but also the livelihoods of people, food secu...
15 Apr, 2024, 09.41 PM IST
'Mass bleaching event' threatens Australia's Great Barrier Reef's biodiversityA 'mass bleaching event' is currently taking place on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, endangering diverse marine species. The seventh such ...
08 Mar, 2024, 08.07 PM IST
Great Barrier Reef should be put on 'in danger' list, UN panel saysAustralia's Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is "in danger", a UN panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the...
29 Nov, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
Great Barrier Reef suffers widespread coral bleachingThe reef has suffered significantly from coral bleaching caused by unusually warm ocean temperatures in 2016, 2017 and 2020. The previous b...
18 Mar, 2022, 11.42 PM IST
Five major heatwaves in 30 years has turned the Great Barrier Reef into a bleached checkerboardThe Great Barrier Reef is comprised of more than 3,000 individual reefs stretching for 2,300 kilometres, and supports more than 60,000 jobs...
05 Nov, 2021, 11.20 AM IST
- Konkan coast, Gulf of Mannar saw widespread coral bleaching during 2014-1702 Jan, 2019, 06.43 PM IST
Mass bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef damaged deeper coralsAlthough deep reefs are often considered a refuge from thermal anomalies, the research, published in the journal Nature Communications, hig...
05 Sep, 2018, 12.07 PM IST
Coral reef loss may double flood damages worldwideThe study, published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that coral reefs cut the cost of all flood-related damages around the worl...
13 Jun, 2018, 03.13 PM IST
- Coral fertility treatment gives hope for Great Barrier Reef
Canberra, June 8 (IANS) A coral fertility treatment designed to help heal damaged parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef is showing signs ...
08 Jun, 2018, 11.47 AM IST
93 per cent of Great Barrier Reef hit by coral bleachingResearchers unveiled the full extent of the coral bleaching that is unfolding on the world's largest coral reef system, off the coast of Qu...
20 Apr, 2016, 03.08 PM IST
Scientists call for pro-active role to protect coral reefsScientists have stressed on a pro-active role by concerned agencies for conserving coral reefs that are currently facing wrath of human and...
21 Dec, 2014, 01.42 PM IST
Scientists call for pro-active role to protect coral reefsScientists have stressed on a pro-active role by concerned agencies for conserving coral reefs that are currently facing wrath of human and...
21 Dec, 2014, 01.32 PM IST
Great Barrier Reef coral halved in 27 years: StudyThe coral cover of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage Site, has halved over the past 27 years due to cyclones, poisonous star...
02 Oct, 2012, 02.37 PM IST