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Superoxide-producing bacteria live in dark places

Last Updated: Saturday, May 4, 2013, 18:11

Superoxide-producing bacteria form away from sunlight and live in dark places like lake, ocean depths and underground soils, it has been revealed.

Charcoal from wildfires pouring copiously into oceans via rivers

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 16:03

Wild fires not only destroy millions of trees each year but the residue is transported to the sea by rivers which penetrates the carbon cycle, a recent study has revealed.

Oceans are essential to India`s security: Robert Blake

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 22:12

India, whose 90 per cent of the goods trade by volume is carried by sea, has a strong interest in guaranteeing unhindered freedom of navigation in the international waters, Blake said.

Robotic jellyfish that could patrol oceans unveiled

Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 16:36

Researchers at the Virginia Tech College of Engineering led by an Indian origin have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man, 5 foot 7 inches in length and weighing 170 pounds.

Rocky alien planets may contain oceans

Last Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 19:49

All rocky planets develop liquid-water oceans shortly after forming, suggesting that alien worlds potentially teeming with life may be common throughout the Universe, a new study has found.

Strange phallus-shaped creature provides missing link between 2 marine animals

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 14:20

Scientists at the University of Montreal have been able to identify a strange phallus-shaped creature they found in Canada`s Burgess Shale fossil beds, located in Yoho National Park.

Scientists wiring oceans to protect ecosystems

Last Updated: Monday, February 18, 2013, 17:38

Scientists are wiring oceans to track the movements of deep sea creatures that could help protect marine ecosystems.

War isn`t over yet in our oceans

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 19:45

The greatest battle in Earth`s history has been going on for hundreds of millions of years in our oceans, and until now no one knew it existed, scientists said.

Ancient ores offer clues about life that existed 2.7 bn years ago

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 22:05

A team of Canadian and US scientists are analysing ancient metal-ore deposits to better understand the chemistry of the ancient oceans – and the early evolution of life.

Warmer oceans to hit carbon soaking organisms

Last Updated: Friday, October 26, 2012, 12:07

Warmer oceans could significantly hit the population of phytoplankton, micro-organisms that soak up carbon, says a study.

Global warming may give Earth’s oceans ‘sound’ of dinosaur era

Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2012, 19:10

With increasing global warming, Earth’s oceans may regain the same hi-fi sound qualities they had more than 100 million years ago, during the Age of the Dinosaurs, according to a new research.

Warming oceans may shrink fish size

Last Updated: Monday, October 1, 2012, 12:32

Warming oceans and climate may have an unexpected side effect - shrinking fish.