15 Whales stranded on Chile beach rescued
April 28th, 2010 - 7:26 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, April 28 (IANS/EFE) Fifteen whales washed up on a beach in the northern Chilean city of Iquique were rescued by some 300 volunteers, police and navy personnel.
However, three of the cetaceans ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
International meet to save Irrawaddy dolphins begins
March 25th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) A two-day international conference on the endangered Irrawaddy dolphins began here Thursday with around a hundred experts, officials, scientists and conservationists participating, an official said.
The delegates attending the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Vampire squid can turn itself “inside out” to avoid predators
February 4th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): A video footage has revealed that the vampire squid can turn itself "inside out" to avoid predators.According to a report in National Geographic News, the video was ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists discover four new species of King crab
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 3 (ANI): In a new research, a team of scientists has discovered four new species of king crab, all from the deep sea, thus increasing the family of this species ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Deep-sea census reveals treasure trove of species that have never seen sunlight
November 23rd, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 23 (ANI): Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution of deep sea species that have never known sunlight - creatures that somehow manage a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
World’s oceans changing in irreversible ways
August 11th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 11 (IANS) There is mounting evidence that human activity is changing the world's oceans in profound and irreversible ways, according to a recent study.
For instance, "the climate is currently warming ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Humans are damaging the world’s oceans, say scientists
July 30th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have said that there is mounting evidence that human activity is changing the world's oceans in profound and damaging ways.The study was carried ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists discover a new fan-like coral in deep sea
December 2nd, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new species of coral thriving in veritable forests on the peaks of undersea mountains off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, which are ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
After 3.5 millon years, Pacific creatures set to invade Atlantic
August 11th, 2008 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 11 (IANS) With global warming hastening the shrinkage of the Arctic Ocean ice cover, scientists have warned that the North Pole may face ice-free summers as early as 2013. Further, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Loss of deep-sea species could endanger the future of the oceans
December 28th, 2007 - 12:39 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): A new study by biologists has indicated that the health of the oceans of the world is dependent upon the number of species living there, thus establishing the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |