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Meet the narwhal -- 'unicorn of the sea' famous for its long tusk
June 23, 2026 4:59 pm
Their remote Arctic habitat makes them difficult to study.
The 'cigarette' cone snail that can kill humans with one sting
June 20, 2026 12:37 pm
These snails have beautiful, large conical shells with brown, white, or black patterns, often causing unsuspecting shell collectors to pick them up.
Asia warming nearly twice as fast as before, 2025 among hottest years: UN weather body
June 18, 2026 5:38 pm
The report highlights record ocean heat, widespread marine heatwaves, accelerating glacier loss and a series of extreme weather events that caused significant human and economic losses across Asia.
Tiny ‘alien-like’ blue octopus discovered near Galápagos stuns scientists
June 15, 2026 5:44 pm
The study involved collaboration between the Charles Darwin Foundation, the Galápagos National Park Directorate (@parquegalapagos), the Field Museum, and multiple international research institutions.
Meet the 'bearded' pink snailfish discovered 10,000 feet below the surface
April 14, 2026 5:40 pm
Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have spotted this never-before-seen species in Monterey Canyon.
Meet your ocean cousins: The fascinating link between sea anemones, urchins, and humans
March 24, 2026 8:02 am
Of the nearly 18,000 protein coding genes of a starlet sea anemone, as many as 7,766 are shared with us
This marine species uses seaweed tools to 'massage' each other
January 10, 2026 1:30 pm
"We see it multiple times per day," lead researcher, Dr Michael Weiss told BBC News.
Africa heading for a continental breakup, researchers predict a future ocean basin in next 5 to 10 million years
December 28, 2025 5:44 pm
According to the team, the ongoing separation is progressing from the northeast to the south in a motion scientists liken to “the zip on a jacket,” tearing through the continent alongside intense volcanic and seismic activity.
Telescopefish: Meet the supervillain lurking in the deepest part of the ocean
September 09, 2025 2:30 pm
In the darkest depths of the ocean, the eerie and elusive telescope fish thrives with alien-like eyes, extendable jaws, and a stealthy ambush game straight out of sci-fi.
Deepest-ever Indian dive: Two aquanauts reach record depths in Atlantic, prep for Samudrayaan Mission
August 15, 2025 3:11 am
Last week, aquanauts Commander (Retd) Jatinder Pal Singh and R Ramesh descended nearly 4,000 metres and 5,000 metres in the Atlantic Ocean.
OCEAN PHOTOS
Saint West, North, Apple: Unusual celebrity baby names
December 08, 2015 11:56 am
While most couples aspire to choose unique names for their children, a few celebrities have crossed the line and seemed to have made the most unconventional picks.
OCEAN VIDEOS
Exiled Tibetans criticise China for deploying missiles
February 19, 2016 8:11 am
Dharamsala, Feb 19 (ANI): Tibetans-in-exile on Friday criticised China’s move to deploy surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea. The recent move by China stoked tensions between China and its Asian neighbours and the US. Tibetan government-in-exile spokesman Tashi Phuntsok said the move shows that China has imperial ambitions. He added that since there are claims and counter claims over South China Sea, which is an important sea route, international conflicts are bound to happen. Meanwhile, another Tibetan parliamentarian-in-exile Yeshi Phungstok said China might have maritime ambition to approach the Indian Ocean.
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