How an IIT grad became 'Turtle Walker': Walked 4000 km of India's coastline to map sea turtle nesting sites without even a GPSOn World Environment Day 2026, it is only rightful to remember Satish Bhaskar who dedicated decades of his life to understanding and protec...
05 Jun, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
India's brain-gain moment may be starting with a crack in the American dreamAs green card backlogs, visa uncertainty and layoffs reshape the American dream, India is emerging as a stronger destination for globally e...
01 Jun, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
Hawaiians spotted sea turtles with mysterious 'graffiti' on their backs, and it sparked a 600-person mission to save the speciesHawaiian sea turtles, known as honu, were found with white markings on their shells. Initially causing confusion, federal scientists turned...
30 May, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
She left Maharashtra, crossed the deep Arabian waters, and nearly reached Oman after 3,500 km trip, then does the unexpectedAn Olive Ridley turtle, Dhaval Lakshmi, has astonished experts by traversing 3,500 kms across the Arabian Sea, even nearing Oman's coast be...
07 May, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: CongressThe Congress party has detailed serious concerns regarding the Great Nicobar project. They highlight ecological damage, tribal rights viola...
03 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Ex-military officers defend Great Nicobar push, reject Rahul Gandhi’s concernsRetired military officials are backing the Great Nicobar Project. They counter allegations of land grabbing and corruption, highlighting it...
02 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
How Some Animals Navigate Thousands of Kilometers Without LandmarksRemarkable animal migrations across vast distances, like those of birds and sea turtles, continue to baffle scientists. While magnetorecept...
06 Apr, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
US panel exempts Gulf of Mexico oil and gas drillers from endangered species protectionsA panel has decided to exempt oil and gas drillers operating in the Gulf of Mexico from certain endangered species protections. This move i...
01 Apr, 2026, 07.18 AM IST
This Ancient Turtle Was Trapped in Stone for 32 Million Years, Until Someone Finally NoticedA remarkable fossil discovery in Alabama has unveiled a new ancient sea turtle species, Ueloca colemanorum. Found by the Coleman family, th...
23 Mar, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
What a Fisherman’s Discovery in Alabama Is Teaching Scientists About Ancient SeasA routine fishing trip in Alabama led to the discovery of Ueloca colemanorum, a remarkably complete fossil of a previously unknown leatherb...
05 Mar, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
How Do Sea Turtles Navigate Back to the Exact Beach They Were Born On?Sea turtles undertake incredible journeys, returning to their birth beaches after decades. Scientists believe they use Earth's magnetic fie...
03 Mar, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
Tunisian rehab barge offers hope for vulnerable sea turtlesOn a barge off Tunisia's Kerkennah Islands, students watch as Besma, a recovering loggerhead sea turtle, returns to the sea. This unique fl...
12 Jan, 2025, 08.00 AM IST
Warming turning major sea turtle population female: StudyWarming temperatures are turning one of the world's largest sea turtle populations in Australia's Great Barrier Reef almost entirely female...
09 Jan, 2018, 11.05 PM IST
Climate change threatens sea turtle population: Study23 Jun, 2017, 12.46 PM IST
New 'thinking' robotic sea turtle developedIndian-origin researchers have developed a next-generation 'thinking' robotic sea turtle capable of performing complicated tasks such as su...
29 Dec, 2014, 02.27 PM IST
Endangered sea turtles left stranded in GujaratMarine conservationists are trying to rescue a group of endangered sea turtles which are stranded inside a Gujarat lake after construction ...
13 Aug, 2014, 11.06 AM IST
- Rare turtles released into sea
The forest department with the help of local wildlife conservationists released Olive Ridley Turtles and Green Sea Turtles into the sea nea...
14 Oct, 2012, 10.57 PM IST