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More than 25,000 tons of COVID-19 protection waste floats in oceans
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sofia [Bulgaria], November 10 (ANI/Novinite): Since the start of the 2020 pandemic, many have become accustomed to using personal protective equipment, which is often disposable and not used for a long time. The problem of mass pollution of the environment with used masks, gloves and bottles
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Scientists discover twenty-four trillion pieces of microplastics in ocean
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 28 (ANI): A team of oceanographers led by Kyushu University researchers has calibrated and processed data from expeditions to build a publicly available dataset for more accurately assessing the abundance of microplastics in the world's oceans.
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Changing ocean currents are driving extreme winter weather, find researche
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Throughout Earth's oceans runs a conveyor belt of water. Its churning is powered by differences in the water's temperature and saltiness, and weather patterns around the world are regulated by its activity.
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Study finds if Venus ever had oceans
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): The planet Venus can be seen as the Earth's evil twin. At first sight, it is of comparable mass and size as our home planet, similarly consists mostly of rocky material, holds some water, and has an atmosphere.
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Ocean life helps produce clouds, but existing clouds keep new ones at bay
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): A new research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the National Oceanic, and Atmospheric Administration, and others significantly alter the prevailing understanding of how marine life influences clouds and may change the way scientists
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We must protect our oceans: PM Modi at UNGA
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) here on Saturday stressed on the importance of natural resources and said that "we must protect our oceans".
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Study: Climate change could impact algae in global ocean
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Norwich [UK], September 19 (ANI): A research from the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute says that global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity 'break point' boundaries in the oceans.
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Here's how climate change could impact algae in the global ocean
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], September 16 (ANI): Global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity 'break point' boundaries in the oceans - according to research from the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute.
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Study suggests how algae in global ocean might get impacted by climate cha
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Norwich [UK], September 16 (ANI): Global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity 'break point' boundaries in the oceans, according to research from the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute.
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India's leadership essential to Australia's Indo-Pacific strategy, says Au
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton on Thursday said that India's leadership is essential to Australia's Indo-Pacific strategy and noted that the two countries share one of the world's important oceans and want a stable, resilient and secure nei
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India bridges differences at UNSC, first-ever outcome document on maritime
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 9 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a statement under India's presidency noting that the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) sets out the legal framework applicable to activities in the oceans, including countering illicit activiti
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New method to detect impact of sea level rise
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], August 7 (ANI): A new simple, Inexpensive and fast method to analyse sulfur isotopes, which can be used to help investigate chemical changes in environments such as oceans, and freshwater rivers and lakes, has recently been developed by the University of Adelaide scient
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