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10th-grade student turns coconut husk into a natural filter that can remove microplastics from seawaterA 10th-grade student in Hawaii began with a project to filter polluted seawater using coconut husks. Her research later found naturally occ...- Britain used discarded seafood waste and engineered reef habitats to solve the collapse of native oyster ecosystems; the result transformed lifeless seabeds into thriving underwater habitats capable of supporting oysters, fish, and countless marine speciesBritain is deploying concrete reef cubes and scallop shells to revive native oyster populations. These structures aim to provide essential ...
- It’s cool, calm, collecting: Why data centres won’t cripple consumer availability of water and powerGlobal tech giants are investing billions in Indian data centers for digital sovereignty. These facilities are essential for India's nation...
- In 1989, a Japanese oyster farmer began planting trees in the mountains to save his dying bay; the river cleared, and marine life returnedJapanese oyster farmer Shigeatsu Hatakeyama restored his bay by planting trees. Healthy forests upstream provided essential nutrients for o...
- Japan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat 'bomb'Okinawa's coral reefs face severe damage from climate-driven marine heatwaves. Scientists are employing "heatwave simulators" to study cora...
- The plastic you can’t see is flooding the Atlantic, and entering your bodyA staggering 27 million tons of nanoplastics, invisible to the naked eye, now pollute the North Atlantic Ocean, posing a significant threat...
- Kakinada SEZ to invest Rs 1,310 cr to set up desalination plant in Andhra PradeshAmaravati Kakinada SEZ Limited is establishing a desalination plant in Andhra Pradesh with an investment of Rs 1310 crore. The Expert Appra...
- Cargo ship sinks near Kerala coastline: Flammable gas & oil spill threat looms as containers wash ashore; What we know so farA state of emergency has been declared in Kerala after the MSC ELSA 3, carrying hazardous materials, capsized off the coast. The Indian Coa...
- Ganga: The world's only freshwater river with a remarkable 50 times faster elimination of germs, says expertDr. Ajay Sonkar's study reveals that the Ganga river remains germ-free despite massive footfalls during Mahakumbh. This is attributed to 1,...
- What can the world's top court do about climate change?The court, a 15-judge body in The Hague that deals with disputes among nations, is holding the hearings over the next two weeks in response...
- Study finds how oceans release microplastics into atmosphere
- IIT Guwahati researchers develop hollow fiber membrane to remove micro-plastics from seawaterProf. Kaustubha Mohanty and Dr. Senthilmurugan Subbiah, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, have recently published the resul...
- IIT-M develops eco-friendly way to produce hydrogen fuel from seawaterUsing this technology hydrogen can be produced on-demand at the point of use, and hence it need not to be stored.
- Time for our scientists to solve pollution, water woesThe National Capital Region has faced weeks of high air pollution, with particulate levels reaching the double the upper limit of what is p...
- Global warming is killing fish in Arabian Sea, say Hyderabad ocean scientists
- NASA airborne campaigns to tackle questions on climateThese studies into several incompletely understood Earth system processes were competitively-selected as part of NASA's Earth Venture-class...
- Panel recommends CRZ nod for desalination unit at Kudankulam nuclear plantThe desalination plant functions on distillation (Mechanical Vapour Compression) principle. Seawater will be drawn from the sea and will be...
- Panel recommends CRZ nod for desalination unit at KudankulamA high-level environment ministry panel has recommended coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance for setting up a desalination unit at Kudan...
- 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.
- China's collateral damage in the business of fresh waterThere is but one wrinkle in the $4-billion plant: The desalted water costs twice as much to produce as it sells for.
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