‘India to establish strategic presence in deep sea mining’
July 5th, 2012 - 5:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India is to establish a "strategic presence" in the area of deep sea mining by plumbing the depths of the ocean to hunt for rare ... Read more...
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Fossils reveal 500 million-year-old tulip-shaped creature
January 19th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 19 (IANS) A tulip-shaped creature inhabiting ocean depths more than 500 million years ago has emerged from the famous Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies.
Named ... Read more...
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Sea trials soon of India’s indigenous n-submarine
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhli, Dec 2 (IANS) The sea trials of India's indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant are scheduled in a few months from now and it is likely to be ... Read more...
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Bacterial chats limit carbon absorption by sea
October 13th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Bacterial chats could significantly impact our climate by limiting the quantity of carbon dioxide absorbed by the seas from the air.Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Our oceans home to 750,000 undiscovered species
October 4th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 4 (IANS) The oceans are bustling with far greater diversity of life than previously thought, says the first Census of Marine Life -- 10 years in the making.
It will ... Read more...
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Submarines to employ new nanotube technology for sonar and stealth
September 2nd, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): Submarines need to probe ocean depths, and that too without being visible to enemies at times - both properties that they can now implement using new nanotube technology.Speakers ... Read more...
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A fish that ‘walks’ in water
August 27th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) The angler fish, which is mostly found in the ocean depths, appears to saunter along on four legs on the ocean floor, new pictures have revealed.
But the angler ... Read more...
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‘Nanotube speakers’ pave way for silent stealth submarines
July 15th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): Scientists have created speakers made from carbon nanotube sheets, with properties that make them ideal for submarine sonar to probe the ocean depths and make subs invisible to ... Read more...
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BP begins critical test of ruptured well
July 14th, 2010 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 14 (DPA) BP will undertake a critical test in the coming days that could determine whether it can fully seal off the ruptured oil well that has been gushing oil ... Read more...
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Erect penis offers insights into giant squid’s mating habits
July 8th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): Discovery of a male squid with a huge elongated and erect penis has for the first time revealed the mating habits of deep-sea squid.Interestingly, the male squid's sexual ... Read more...
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Could unbridled climate changes lead to human extinction?
June 19th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 19 (IANS) Scientists have sounded alarm bells about how growing concentrations of greenhouse gases are driving irreversible and dramatic changes in the way the oceans function, providing evidence that humankind ... Read more...
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Ocean changes may have dire impact on people across the planet
June 19th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that the growing atmospheric concentrations of man-made greenhouse gases are driving irreversible and dramatic changes to the way the ocean functions, with potentially dire impacts ... Read more...
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Why Jacques Cousteau will always be a ‘man of the seas’ legend
June 14th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 14 (ANI): French ocean explorer inventor, filmmaker, and conservationist Jacques Cousteau would have celebrated his hundredth birthday on Friday, June 11. The ocean explorer is a legend and a ... Read more...
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Elephant seals can sleep while diving
November 11th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 11 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that during some of their dives, migrating northern elephant seals slowly roll on their backs and allow themselves to sink downward, ... Read more...
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Scientists identify first fish that switched from ultraviolet vision to violet vision
October 17th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 17 (ANI): Researchers from Emory University, US, have identified the first fish known to have switched from ultraviolet vision to violet vision, or the ability to see blue light.Their ... Read more...
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Scientists discover extensive plastic debris in ‘great Pacific Ocean garbage patch’
August 28th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 28 (ANI): In an exploration of the 'great Pacific Ocean garbage patch', scientists from the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX) have discovered extensive plastic debris floating 1,000 miles ... Read more...
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Chances dim for recovery of black boxes: Air France
June 11th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 11 (DPA) The chances of recovering the black boxes of the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic last week are slim, the carrier's head, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, said here ... Read more...
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Global warming could be double than previous estimates
May 20th, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that climate change odds are much worse than thought, with analysis showing that global warming could be double than the previous ... Read more...
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Scientists work out formula to forecast tsunami
April 1st, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Now tsunamis won't be able to catch you unaware, thanks to a mathematics formula worked out by scientists that will give advance warnings and an idea of their ... Read more...
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Exploring the deep sea can benefit biomedical research
November 20th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A new study has highlighted how the exploration of the ocean depths can benefit humankind in the field of biomedical research.Many marine organisms such as sea anemones ... Read more...
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India acquires capability to fire missiles from under water
May 13th, 2008 - 12:27 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the country's premier military research organisation, Monday said it had successfully acquired the technology to launch missiles from the ocean ... Read more...
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