TopicMarine life

Topic: Marine life

Deep-sea mining could wipe out 1 million species. We can’t let it cause irreversible damage

Douglas McCauley - 31 July, 2022

Deep-sea mining has been given the green light and could start as early as 2023. But it will seriously and irreversibly harm marine ecosystems.

World will soon fall short of land-based meat production options. Ocean can fill gaps

Sonia Fernandez - 15 May, 2022

Insensitive to climate change, mariculture can use finfish and shellfish farms to increase availability of healthy and sustainable meat, US study finds.

Microplastics, pollutants in Cauvery river causing growth defects in fish, says IISc study

Sandhya Ramesh - 12 April, 2022

Microplastics, industrial and agricultural waste being dumped into the Cauvery are causing hypoxic conditions in the river’s waters, harming marine life.

Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. It could trigger mass extinction event

Anthony Richardson - 10 April, 2021

When the same thing happened 252 million years ago, 90% of all marine species died.

1,000 yrs for a trip around Sun — scientists map orbit of most distant object in solar system

Mohana Basu - 14 February, 2021

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Largest marine study shows how much plastic fishes are actually eating

Alexandra McInturf - 13 February, 2021

There is evidence that microplastics and even smaller particles called nanoplastics can move from a fish’s stomach to its muscle tissue, which is the part that humans typically eat.

Scientists in Japan revive microbes buried in rocks over 100 million years ago

Mohana Basu - 2 August, 2020

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week.

Marine species relocating to poles & possible ancestor of all animals found in Australia

Sandhya Ramesh - 29 March, 2020

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

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Megha Thakur was no run-of-the-mill pretty face, but an influencer who touched many lives

Antara Baruah - 4 December, 2022

21-yr-old Indian-Canadian Instagram star and TikTok celebrity Megha Thakur, who died this week, subverted the expectations of a content creator by opening up her mind and heart.