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Earth Once Had Purple Oceans, Scientists SayEarly Earth might have shimmered in shades of purple, not green, according to the Purple Earth Hypothesis. Researchers propose that before ...22 Feb, 2026, 04.57 PM IST- The Ocean’s Tiniest Drifters May Be Quietly Deciding Where Plastic Ends UpNew research reveals ocean microbes significantly influence plastic's journey. These tiny organisms attach to plastic, altering its buoyanc...17 Feb, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
- The “New Species” Pipeline Is Speeding Up—and It’s Revealing What We’ve MissedScientists are identifying new species at an unprecedented rate, not due to recent evolution, but improved genetic and observational tools....06 Feb, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
- India's first deep sea marine microbial research facility coming up in Andhra's NelloreThe state-of-the-art facility will allow scientists to study, isolate and culture microbes for industrial, biomedical, and environmental ap...07 Dec, 2025, 06.18 PM IST
- ‘Iron-breathing’ microbe which eliminate toxic sulfide from Earth discovered by scientistsUniversity of Vienna researchers discover MISO bacteria that breathe iron minerals while oxidizing toxic hydrogen sulfide in marine sedimen...27 Oct, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
- Into the Blue: India plans underwater research lab to explore marine lifeIndia is planning to establish an underwater biodiversity research lab in the Indian Ocean. This lab will explore various kinds of flora an...08 Jul, 2024, 12.59 AM IST
- Viksit Bharat: India needs a well-thought-out blue economy strategy to harness potential of oceansIndia's 'Viksit Bharat' vision seeks to transform the country into a developed nation by 2047. The maritime sector, including the blue econ...28 Feb, 2024, 10.56 PM IST
- Pakistan's election body says Imran Khan not a 'prisoner of conscience', accused in several casesThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected the designation of former Prime Minister Imran Khan as a "prisoner of conscience" by...27 Nov, 2023, 04.22 PM IST
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Mission: Who are among the crew members and what will they do? Here’s everything you may want to know about the upcoming launchBy conducting a multitude of scientific experiments and technology demonstrations, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission aims to contribute to the a...30 Jul, 2023, 10.10 PM IST
- Scientists find evidence of virus-eating microorganismsThe findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, go against the currently predominant views of the role of both viruses an...28 Sep, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
- Plastic pollution harming bacteria that help us breathe15 May, 2019, 02.09 PM IST
- Why the Navy wants to sink INS Cuddalore off PuducherryIn a couple of months, the decommissioned minesweeper will be sunk in the waters 7km off the Puducherry coast to become India’s first under...09 Dec, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
- Contact lenses contribute to microplastic pollution20 Aug, 2018, 12.19 PM IST
- 'Living' sensor may detect gas pipelines leaks in real timeThe Colonial Pipeline, which carries fuel from Texas to New York, had ruptured last year, dumping a quarter-million gallons of gas in rural...18 Mar, 2018, 06.23 PM IST
- Animals caused Earth's first mass extinction, not a catastropheEarth's first mass extinction 540 million years ago was caused not by a meteorite impact or volcanic super-eruption but by the rise of earl...03 Sep, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
- Radioactive material from Fukushima nuclear reactor tracked 600 km awayRadioactive material found from the crippled Fukushima in tiny sea creatures and ocean water some 600 km off the coast of Japan.03 Apr, 2012, 07.17 PM IST
- How Chennai startup is using seaweed to drive India's biofuel thrustRenewable energy isn't anyway economical at the moment without subsidies, but algal biofuels seemed hopelessly uneconomical.28 Jul, 2011, 03.19 AM IST
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