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A study said many of the real-life Nemos swimming in childrens fish tanks around the world were caught using cyanide. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Finding Nemo may become even harder: climate study

A study said many of the real-life Nemos swimming in children's fish tanks around the world were caught using cyanide.

11 Oct 2017 7:51 PM IST

While no commercial-scale deep water wind farms exist at present, the findings suggest the technology is worth pursuing, though the power would vary according to the seasons.Science
Wind farms in Atlantic could power the world: study

Wind farms in the open ocean can generate far more renewable energy than those on land.

10 Oct 2017 12:06 PM IST

The lower oxygen levels are making marine life far more vulnerable, the researchers said.Science
Low oxygen levels, coral bleaching getting worse in oceans

A study revealed that severe bleaching outbreaks are hitting coral reefs four times more often they used to a few...

8 Jan 2018 4:27 PM IST

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030

The island started recycling plastic and pushing to reduce single-use plastic items more than a decade ago.

23 Feb 2018 1:41 PM IST

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Science Says: Amount of straws, plastic pollution is huge

437 million to 8.3 billion plastic straws are on the entire world's coastlines.

22 April 2018 11:15 AM IST

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Space study fashionable, waste management isn't

A huge economic opportunity arises from incorporating good waste management.

17 April 2018 12:45 AM IST

Half of all plastic enters oceans from just 5 rapidly growing economies in South-East Asia.Discourse
What nations are doing to stem flow

Concerted action in the form of a $5 billion annual spending on waste-management could trigger revamp packaging systems,...

17 April 2018 12:42 AM IST

Liivng near the coastline gives us a sense of protective zone. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)Life
Staying near seas can be good for mental health

Having access to the coast helps in enhancing well-being.

2 Oct 2019 3:23 PM IST

Clement Joseph Rabenabdreasana, 36, catches crabs in the mangrove near the village of Beanjavilo, western Madagascar, on April 24, 2018. (Photo: AFP)Life
In Madagascar, fishermen plant mangroves for the future

Mangroves serve not only as fish nurseries, but also filter water and shield coastal areas from the force of waves...

13 May 2018 10:14 AM IST

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Water may exist in Earth's lower mantle, shows diamonds study

The pressures that formed these deeper diamonds are estimated at about 24 to 25 gigapascals.

18 March 2018 5:56 PM IST

Despite decades of high levels of funding and political backing, nuclear power constitutes only a trivial fraction (3.5% in 2015) of overall electricity generation in India.Science
Nuclear power could soon be harnessed from oceans

How practical this approach is depends on three main variables - how much uranyl sticks to the fibres.

21 Feb 2017 8:36 PM IST

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Gender bender

Alok Vaid Menon, an Indian-American trans feminine artist, who is taunted by bullies everywhere, says that...

20 April 2017 12:38 AM IST

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