Can tossing tonnes of iron powder into the ocean help the world fight global warming? A team of Indian scientists, along with their counterparts from Germany and elsewhere, is embarking on an ambitious 70-day ocean expedition on Wednesday to find answers to that.
Tuticorin: A project on export-oriented marine value chain for farmed seafood production using Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) through rural entrepreneurship was sanctioned by National Agricultural Innovation Project. It would be done at a cost of Rs.264.89 lakh.
Volcanic eruptions have periodically cooled the tropics over at least the last 450 years by spewing out particles that girdle the world at high altitude and reflect sunlight, according to a study released Sunday.
A city of brittle stars off the coast of New Zealand, an Antarctic expressway where octopuses ride along in a flow of extra salty water and a carpet of tiny crustaceans on the Gulf of Mexico sea floor are among the wonders discovered by researchers compiling a massive census of marine life.
Amoeba-Like Organism Engulfed A Bacterium That Developed Power To Use Sunlight And Liberate Oxygen
Jonathan Leake
Scientists have identified the single chance encounter about 1.9billion years ago to which almost all life on earth owes its existence.
It saw an amoeba-like organism engulf a bacterium that had developed the power to use sunlight to break down water and liberate oxygen.
BHUBANESWAR: A new mobile-based application, designed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will now generate accurate geo-spatial data on magnitude of disaster and help assessment leading to an effective management strategy in the country.
