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Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year: Scientists issue dire warning about Earth's future

Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, issued a dire warning — 'Nature has so far balanced our abuse. This is coming to an end.'

22 October 2024, 13:32 IST

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year: Scientists issue dire warning about Earth's future

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year: Scientists issue dire warning about Earth's future

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year: Scientists issue dire warning about Earth's future

22 October 2024, 13:32 IST

Meet 'Eve' the robotic fish which could help biologists prevent ocean species from dying out

The project has churned out promising prototypes of AUVs that could help scientists investigate what lies beneath in the ocean's mysterious watery depths and their elusive denizens but in a minimally invasive manner.

15 August 2024, 08:21 IST

Meet 'Eve' the robotic fish which could help biologists prevent ocean species from dying out

Meet 'Eve' the robotic fish which could help biologists prevent ocean species from dying out

Meet 'Eve' the robotic fish which could help biologists prevent ocean species from dying out

15 August 2024, 08:21 IST

Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy

People are killing many types of sharks at unsustainable rates, mainly through overfishing. We see a need for nations to rethink where and how to conserve sharks for healthy oceans.

03 August 2024, 04:16 IST

Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy

Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy

Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy

03 August 2024, 04:16 IST

Awesomeness

It seems strange that we seem to know more about Mars and the moon than we do about this body of water so much closer to home. 12 people have gone to the moon but only 3 have been to the deepest part of the ocean — the Mariana trench.

05 July 2024, 22:03 IST

Awesomeness

Awesomeness

Awesomeness

05 July 2024, 22:03 IST

EU to spend $3.71 billion to protect the ocean, environment chief says

The 40 commitments range from fighting marine pollution to supporting sustainable fisheries and investments in the so-called blue economy - sustainable use of marine and freshwater resources for economic activity.

16 April 2024, 09:02 IST

EU to spend $3.71 billion to protect the ocean, environment chief says

EU to spend $3.71 billion to protect the ocean, environment chief says

EU to spend $3.71 billion to protect the ocean, environment chief says

16 April 2024, 09:02 IST

Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year— understanding how ocean warming is driving the loss is key

At the end of the southern summer, Antarctica’s sea ice hit its annual minimum. By at least one measure, which tracks the area of ocean that contains at least 15 per cent of sea ice, it was a little above the record low of 2023.

09 April 2024, 05:52 IST

Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year— understanding how ocean warming is driving the loss is key

Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year— understanding how ocean warming is driving the loss is key

Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year— understanding how ocean warming is driving the loss is key

09 April 2024, 05:52 IST

Plastic bag bans have failed in every way except one

UK supermarkets sold 1.58 billion reusable plastic bags in 2019, according to Greenpeace— equivalent to more than one per household per week, with the same environmental footprint in each home as hundreds or even thousands of traditional single-use carriers.

25 January 2024, 04:12 IST

Plastic bag bans have failed in every way except one

Plastic bag bans have failed in every way except one

Plastic bag bans have failed in every way except one

25 January 2024, 04:12 IST

Oceans are heating up, and El Nino will make it worse

The latest readings from more than 4,000 buoys around the world show record-breaking sea-surface temperatures from January to March this year

15 May 2023, 21:01 IST

Oceans are heating up, and El Nino will make it worse

Oceans are heating up, and El Nino will make it worse

Oceans are heating up, and El Nino will make it worse

15 May 2023, 21:01 IST

Warming seas threat to life in ocean's 'twilight zone'

Twilight zone in oceans gets little light but is home to a wide variety of organisms and billions of tonnes of organic matter

28 April 2023, 15:40 IST

'Twilight zone' life in oceans could reduce by up to 40% by end of century

'Twilight zone' life in oceans could reduce by up to 40% by end of century

Warming seas threat to life in ocean's 'twilight zone'

28 April 2023, 15:40 IST

New CO2 tech taps oceans to tackle global warming

Engineers built a floating mini-factory on a 100-foot (30-meter) long boat which pumps in seawater and subjects it to an electrical charge

17 April 2023, 02:58 IST

'Big sponge': New CO2 tech taps oceans to tackle global warming

'Big sponge': New CO2 tech taps oceans to tackle global warming

New CO2 tech taps oceans to tackle global warming

17 April 2023, 02:58 IST