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In the 1960s, Sudbury's nickel smelters turned Ontario's lakes acidic, and tiny creatures evolved to survive, but when the pollution cleared, something unexpected happenedScientists witnessed evolution in action as a tiny copepod species, Leptodiaptomus minutus, adapted to acidic lakes in Killarney Provincial...
What Scientists Found Beneath the Southern Ocean Changes Climate ScienceScientists have uncovered new details about iron from Antarctic icebergs. This iron, once thought to boost ocean life and absorb carbon, is...
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...
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...
Massive Saharan dust crosses Atlantic, reaches Texas: what it means for air quality, health, and hurricanesSaharan dust is expected to reach southern Texas by May 30, 2025, causing hazy skies and potential respiratory issues, especially in easter...
Ocean dumping - or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbonPlanetary Technologies in Nova Scotia uses magnesium oxide to reduce carbon dioxide via the ocean, backed by $1 million from Elon Musk's fo...
Makhana and machli are a deadly combo: Why fish farming is complementary with growing fox nutsThe Mithila region is known for its makhana, a nutritious seed harvested from ponds, often cultivated alongside fish. The rising demand for...
Scientists race to discover depth of ocean damage sparked by LA wildfiresTracy Quinn, president of Heal the Bay, assessed the damage from the Palisades Fire, noting hazardous ash and debris contaminating the Paci...
Lakes worldwide experiencing more severe algal blooms: StudyReports of harmful algal blooms are growing, according to the researchers from Carnegie Institution for Science and NASA in the US. These a...
- NASA to study tiny sea creatures to understand Earth's climate
Washington, April 11 (IANS) In a first, a team of scientists from NASA are on a research mission to study phytoplankton -- the tiny sea cre...
Global fisheries to be 20% less productive in 2300: StudyThis bleak future will be characterised by 9.6 degrees Celsius increase in mean surface air temperature, nearly 10 times the warming we hav...
- Global warming may explain Arctic's green ice
New York, March 31 (IANS) Global warming may be responsible for massive blooms of phytoplankton growing under Arctic sea and more blooms in...
- Want to see whale shark? Veraval, Mangrol best suited sites
Of the three sites where whale sharks have regular sighting, Mangrol and Veraval along the Gujarat coast have shot to fame.
Sunderbans mangrove trees losing capacity to absorb CO2: StudyThe vast mangrove forest in the Sunderbans is fast losing its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases, from the...
- Pollutants snuffing out aquatic life in Visakhapatnam
Barely 30 years ago, playful Bottlenose Dolphins were among the plethora of sea creatures that used to happily cavort and thrive in the wat...