When Dad Gets Pregnant: The Seahorse’s Amazing Brood PouchMale seahorses uniquely carry and nurture their young in a specialized brood pouch, which functions like a mammalian placenta, providing ox...
05 Mar, 2026, 11.26 PM IST
Inside the Brain of a Fish That Changes Sex: The Hidden Survival TrickSome fish in oceans and reefs possess a remarkable ability to change their sex. This adaptation, known as sequential hermaphroditism, helps...
05 Mar, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
DNA Fragments in Crude Oil Are Revealing a Hidden Archive of Earth’s Ancient LifeScientists have discovered ancient DNA fragments within crude oil, offering a new way to reconstruct Earth's biological history. This groun...
04 Mar, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Scientists Find a Glowing Deep-Sea Creature Living on Another Animal — And It’s Unlike Anything Seen BeforeScientists have discovered two new species in the deep ocean off Western Australia. A glowing shark, Etmopterus westraliensis, uses light f...
22 Feb, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030A historic global treaty safeguarding high seas biodiversity is now in effect. This legally binding framework aims to combat overfishing an...
17 Jan, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
How was Rome’s most iconic fish sauce made? Scientists decode 2,000-year-old DNA to reconstruct garumScientists have unlocked the secrets of ancient Roman cuisine. They identified fish used in 'garum', a popular Roman fish sauce. DNA analys...
05 Jul, 2025, 12.38 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
Soon, India may have lab-grown fish meat that will have the same flavor and texture as original fishThe ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in India has initiated the development of lab-grown fish meat to address the i...
29 Jan, 2024, 02.43 PM IST
Polar bear numbers in Greenland declining over last 20,000 years: StudyA new study has found that polar bear numbers in Greenland have been declining over the past 20,000 years due to rising sea temperatures. T...
11 Nov, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
Marine scientists unearth genome secrets of Indian oil sardineThe CMFRI statement said the researchers have also identified the genes involved in the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) ...
07 Sep, 2023, 02.03 PM IST
Historic biodiversity deal clinched at COP15 summit"This is a historic moment," said Huang Runqiu, China's environment minister and president of COP15. "Today is the end of a long journey th...
20 Dec, 2022, 12.38 AM IST
India, France to enhance cooperation on marine science, technology; agree to student exchange programsThe agreement was signed during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's three-day visit to France which began on Sunday with bilateral tal...
21 Feb, 2022, 01.15 PM IST
India looks to cast its net wider as China’s fish exports face US curbsChina is currently the largest producer of tilapia, with 1.6 million tonnes of the global output of 6 million tonnes. It is also the bigges...
10 Sep, 2019, 04.29 PM IST
India supports instrument on conservation of biodiversity"It should address issues relating to the access, exploration, exploitation, conservation and sustainable use of these resources," he added.
31 Mar, 2016, 02.51 PM IST
- Globalised growth calls for interdependence in areas like biodiversity
The recent Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad saw developed countries agree to double their resource flows to developing econo...
24 Oct, 2012, 05.23 AM IST
- India hopeful UN sponsored biodiversity meet will work out an “interim arrangement” to prevent biodiversity loss
India is confident that the UN sponsored biodiversity meet at Hyderabad will work out an “interim arrangement” for providing the much neede...
16 Oct, 2012, 07.36 AM IST
- Norway to try for an agreement on biodiversity
Ahead of the high-level session of the ongoing UN convention on biological diversity, Norway today said it would make efforts to reach on a...
15 Oct, 2012, 08.59 PM IST