Robert Scott’s ship found after 70 years
August 18th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) The SS Terra Nova, the ship that carried Captain Robert Scott in 1910 with the aim of becoming the first expedition to reach the South Pole, ... Read more...
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‘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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Chandipur beach: Where the sea disappears suddenly (Feature)
March 16th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandipur (Odisha), March 16 (IANS) Have you seen the sea disappear in front of your eyes? A unique phenomenon rarely seen anywhere else, the sea recedes by as much as ... Read more...
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Body recovered from boat wreck off Kerala coast
March 5th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), March 4 (IANS) The body of a Kerala fisherman, who was on a boat allegedly rammed by a ship off the coast near here earlier in the week, ... Read more...
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Russia has 25,000 undersea radioactive waste sites
December 26th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There are nearly 25,000 hazardous underwater objects containing solid radioactive waste in Russia, an emergencies ministry official said Monday.According to Oleg Kuznetsov, deputy head of ... Read more...
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43 hurt as quake shakes Bali
October 13th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 13 (IANS) At least 43 people were injured when an undersea quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia's Bali province Thursday, officials said.A foreign tourist was ... Read more...
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Putin’s Scuba dive discovery ‘was faked’
October 6th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world woke up to the shocking news on Thursday that the much touted scuba dive of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was faked. Putin, often ... Read more...
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£155m treasure trove discovered on shipwreck
September 27th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 1941 British ship which was sunk by a Nazi torpedo has been discovered on the floor of the ocean. The cargo ship was spotted by the ... Read more...
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Quake hits Indonesia’s Sumatra island
August 23rd, 2011 - 4:43 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 23 (IANS) A shallow undersea quake of 6.2 magnitude jolted Sumatra island of Indonesia early Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was being issued, the Meteorology and Geophysics ... Read more...
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off Sumatra island, Indonesia
May 29th, 2011 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 29, (IANS) A shallow-undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted Sumatra island earlier Sunday, however, suggested no potential danger of a tsunami, Xinhua quoted the Meteorology ... Read more...
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Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Java island
May 17th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 17 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Java island of Indonesia Tuesday. But there was no potential for tsunami and no casualty reported, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Water flowing into Arctic warmest in 2,000 years
February 1st, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Water flowing from the North Atlantic Ocean into the Arctic Ocean is at its warmest level for more than 2,000 years.
The sea in the Gulf Stream between ... Read more...
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6.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
November 28th, 2010 - 5:54 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 28 (IANS) A moderate quake with magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off eastern Indonesia early Sunday, officials said.The quake occurred at 01:11 a.m. with epicentre at 246 km ... Read more...
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Over 100 killed, 500 missing as Tsunami hits Indonesia after 7.2 magnitude earthquake
October 26th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Oct.26 (ANI): At least 108 people died and over 500 went missing after earthquake of 7.2 Richter Scale caused Tsunami here on Monday in Mentawai islands.The epicenter of the quake ... Read more...
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Ceramic is sculpting tool for Indian artist (With Image)
September 14th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Ceramic is becoming a tool for abstract sculptures, says veteran Indian ceramic sculptor P.R. Daroz whose latest works seek to portray sea bed compositions and ... 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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Undersea River Discovered Beneath The Black Sea
August 7th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The researchers working in the area of the Black Sea have discovered an undersea river which flows along a channel below the surface of ... Read more...
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Quake rocks Indonesia
August 3rd, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 3 (IANS) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern parts of Indonesia Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.
The quake struck at 1208 GMT ... Read more...
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Deep open ocean ‘most under-explored area of the sea’
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 3 (ANI): New research from the University of Sheffield has discovered that the deep open ocean is the most under-explored area of the sea.The study points out that most of ... Read more...
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Huge river discovered flowing on Black Sea bed
August 1st, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) A massive underwater river flowing along the bottom of the Black Sea has been found by scientists - a discovery that could help explain how life manages to ... Read more...
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Immense Undersea Volcano Mapped Off Indonesia
July 17th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): At this moment in time, the American and Indonesian scientists are on a sea-bed voyage off Indonesia. These scientists have unearthed a soaring volcano. The ... Read more...
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Moroccan drug ring uses divers to smuggle hashish to Spain
June 10th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 10 (DPA) Spanish police have discovered a drug ring using divers to help bring hashish from Morocco to Spain, police said Thursday, describing the method as unprecedented.
The ring transported drug ... Read more...
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New species of invertebrates discovered in the Antarctic
May 27th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Scientists have discovered two new species of invertebrates - polyps of the new gorgonia in the region of Austasen and and Isla Nueve.Called Tauroprimnoa austasensis and Digitogorgia kuekenthali, ... Read more...
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BP to try tube on oil leak in order to contain it
May 14th, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gulf Coast, May 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) BP's struggle to fix the oil leak continues. The giant oil company were on Friday trying to move a 6 inch tube into the leaking ... Read more...
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5.9-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
May 8th, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 8 (IANS) A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit central Indonesia Saturday, but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage, Xinhua reported.
The quake struck at 11:22 a.m. local time (0322 ... Read more...
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Rescued crocodile may die from plastic consumption
March 15th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 15 (IANS) A dying crocodile was rescued from a river at Kundaim but forest officials feared the reptile could die of consumption of plastic waste in the river.
Range forest ... Read more...
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New Worm Species Discovered In Great Barrier Reef
March 10th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Mar 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Beds of seas and oceans have been the home to the thousands of water animals for a considerable period of time. They have attracted scientists and ... Read more...
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‘India’s claim to extended economic zone pending with UN’
February 15th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 15 (IANS) India's claim for an extended maritime economic zone in the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal is pending before a United Nations agency, Union Minister for Science ... Read more...
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Drilling project to reveal climate change in Antarctic
January 29th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 29 (IANS) The world's largest marine geoscience project is underway to drill deep beneath the Antarctic to discover clues to climate change.
That would involve boring through two km of ... Read more...
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Pakistan needs topographical survey to avert tsunami disaster
November 28th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, November 29 (ANI): Oceanographic experts and seismologists have said that the coastal belt of Pakistan needs topographical survey to avert a tsunami disaster.According to a report in Daily Times, experts have ... Read more...
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Antarctica glacier retreat creates new CO2 store
November 10th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 10 (ANI): Reports indicate that the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula have led to the creation of a new carbon dioxide (CO2) ... Read more...
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Glacier retreat in Antarctic opens up new carbon sink
November 10th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 10 (IANS) Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula. ... Read more...
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Impact of renewable energy on marine life must be investigated, say scientists
September 18th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 18 (ANI): In a new study, scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, UK, are calling for urgent research to understand the impact of renewable energy developments on marine ... Read more...
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Brazil’s oil reserves will last 50 years: Minister
September 17th, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Sep 17 (EFE) Brazil will have crude for half a century and become a leading oil exporter and "an important player in international geopolitics", the country's energy minister has said during ... Read more...
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Global warming might lead to deadly tsunamis hitting Britain in future
September 15th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 15 (ANI): Some of the world's top geologists have warned that if global temperatures continue to rise, Britain might see deadly tsunamis like those that have hit Asia, head towards ... Read more...
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