"oceans"

Negotiations at the UN in Geneva on a global plastics treaty have ended without an agreement. Deadlock persists over caps on plastic production versus waste management. Delegates vow to continue talks amid calls for urgent action to curb pollution.

Whales live in waters over 1,000 metres deep and are social, forming cohesive groups that in some cases may number hundreds of animals

World Whale Day is a reminder of our responsibility to safeguard these magnificent creatures and their habitats for future generations

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea provides a framework for the use and protection of the world’s oceans, but it does not specifically address deep-sea mining

Franchises centred on these creatures such as ‘Jaws’ and ‘The Meg’ have been highly successful at the global box office.

Hyderabad: Did you know yesterday i.e., July 29 was 1.59 milliseconds less than 24 hours? Yes, the Earth has recorded its shortest day since scientists began using atomic clocks to measure its rotational speed. Scientists point out that the length of day is the time it takes for planet Earth to rotate once on its […]

Washington: According to a new study, plastic pollution may serve as a source for novel antibiotics in oceans. The study was published in the journal, ‘American Society for Microbiology’. Scientists estimate between 5 and 13 million metric tons of plastic pollution enter the oceans each year, ranging from large floating debris to microplastics onto which […]

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron held a high-level summit aimed at protecting the world’s oceans, with representatives of more than 100 countries. The One Ocean Summit in Brest brought together heads of state and government, leaders of multilateral institutions, shipping companies and civil society policymakers to unite in supporting the “Brest Commitments for the Oceans”, […]

Scientists say the seas have absorbed 90% of all the warming that has taken place in the past 50 years.

A study published in Geophysical Research Letters of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) says that due to the significant melting of glaciers because of global temperature rise, our planet’s axis of rotation has been moving more than usual since the 1990s.

The value of coral reefs in the marine ecosystem has long been recognized. Although they cover just 0.1% of the seafloor, they provide a home for a quarter of all marine life.