Marine life

500 whales die after getting beached at New Zealand

About 500 pilot whales died in mass strandings on New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands, the government said on Tuesday. No…

2 years ago

Rare Kemp’s Ridley turtles nest found in Texas bringing cause for cheer

<p> <strong>With global warming, climate change and human activity having endangered the very existence of Kemp’s Ridley Sea turtles any…

2 years ago

Due to Climate Change only female sea turtles are being born in Florida

<p> <strong>Effects of change in climate are being manifested all around the globe and in one of the latest instances…

2 years ago

Half-blind shark in Central America stuns scientists!

<p> <strong>Any phenomena or situation which is not usual has the scientific community sit up, providing a new direction for…

2 years ago

Not just meat, giant Whale sharks also gorge on plants

<p> <strong>Known as the gentle giants of the oceans, the whale sharks or Rhincodon typus are the biggest sharks and…

2 years ago

Bird Flu claims a new victim – Seals that throng US beaches

<p> <strong>The avian flu is having a far reaching impact this time. A report in smithsonianmag.com has quoted the National…

2 years ago

Oarfish – a mysterious creature that lives in deep waters filmed at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

<p> <strong>At times Lady Luck smiles on scientists and researchers and allows them glimpse of something rare or unknown. One…

2 years ago

Two new fish species discovered in Tamil Nadu

<p> <strong>The Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources has discovered two new marine fishes.</strong></p> <p>…

2 years ago

Terror vs Terror: Killer whales on the loose off South African coast frighten ferocious great white sharks

<p> <strong>It reads like the plot of a Western spaghetti film or Indian pot boiler movie where two characters terrorise…

2 years ago

Toothless sea dragons add colour and intrigue to marine life

<p> <strong>Swimming in the waters, the marine fishes, sea dragons look stunning while their colours dazzle, drawing the entire limelight…

2 years ago

Scientists stunned by similarity between human and octopus brain

<p> <strong>Octopuses have been known to be intelligent as compared to several other creatures in their category – invertebrates. And…

2 years ago

Whiskers – the lethal weapon that seals use for hunting in deep waters of the ocean

<p> <strong>It has been a mystery for the scientific community and lovers of marine life as to how in deep…

2 years ago

Why do mother octopuses commit suicide just before her eggs are hatched?

<p> <strong>Like any other mother, the female octopus is protective of her eggs. Guarding them day and night, she zealously…

2 years ago

139 million years old fossil unveils life cycle of Ichthyosaur – a dolphin-like creature

<p> <strong>Chilean palaeontologists made a rather rare find when they unearthed a fossil of a pregnant ancient reptile, called ichthyosaur.…

2 years ago

Do sea turtles navigate for hundreds of kilometres by sensing the planet’s magnetic field?

<p> <strong>When marine creatures like sea turtles travel great distances in the oceans to their breeding grounds without any aid…

2 years ago

62-foot-long sperm whale rescued after 20-hour arduous operation

<p> <strong>It was a joyous occasion for conservationists and champions of marine life as a large sperm whale stranded near…

3 years ago

In a startling study, scientists discover that clever fishes can add and subtract!

<p> <strong>It is not just mammals and birds who can do simple addition and subtraction as studies have shown that…

3 years ago

Prathama, the satellite tagged turtle moves 250 km north of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

<p> <strong>There was good news for the project connected with satellite tagging of Olive Ridley Sea turtles as the first…

3 years ago

Study confirms that sharks sleep, even when their eyes are open!

<p> <strong>It has been a long held belief that sharks don’t sleep and the reason given for this was that…

3 years ago

Dozens of whales die after getting stranded on New Zealand’s killer beach

<p> New Zealand’s Department of Conservation on Friday said more than two dozen whales had died in a mass stranding…

3 years ago

Dozens of whales die after getting stranded on New Zealand’s killer beach

<p> New Zealand’s Department of Conservation on Friday said more than two dozen whales had died in a mass stranding…

3 years ago