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New Island Forms in Caspian Sea as Water Levels Drop, Russian Scientists Confirm
Russian scientists have verified the existence of a new island in the northern Caspian Sea, first spotted via satellite in late 2024. Located 30 km from Maly Zhemchuzhny Island, the islet appeared as sea levels reached historic lows due to climate change and tectonic shifts. Although researchers couldn’t land due to shallow water, drone images ...
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Seismic Mystery Solved: NASA’s SWOT Satellite Detects Greenland Mega-Tsunamis
In September 2023, a global seismic mystery puzzled scientists for nine days. New research now confirms it was caused by two mega-tsunamis triggered by landslides in East Greenland. The waves became trapped in a fjord, forming seiches that shook the Earth. Using cutting-edge data from NASA’s SWOT satellite, scientists detected these hidden waves ...
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Scientists Use Underwater Volcano To Improve Eruption Prediction
Scientists are studying Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano, to improve their eruption prediction models due to its frequent, non-threatening eruptions.
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Concerns Rise Over Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Stability and Climate Impact
A new study suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has remained stable over the past six decades, but experts remain divided. While some scientists argue the system has not weakened, others believe potential future disruptions to AMOC are inevitable, with major climate implications, including extreme weather events and cold...
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World's Largest Iceberg A23a Resumes Journey North After Months of Stagnation
A23a, the largest iceberg in the world, has begun moving again after being trapped in a vortex near the South Orkney Islands. Weighing nearly a trillion tonnes and twice the size of Greater London, the iceberg has been stuck in the Weddell Sea for over three decades. Now on its way north, scientists are studying its potential environmental impacts,...
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Rare 'Doomsday Fish' Washes Up On California Beach, Fascinates Scientists
Alison Laferriere, a doctoral student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, made the unusual find while walking her dog.
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Water 20 km Below Mars Surface? What Study Shows And What It Means
Water is considered essential for life, and geological studies show the planet's surface had lakes, rivers and oceans more than 3 billion years ago.
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Microplastics In Seafood From Goa Estuary "Worrisome": Study
The levels of microplastics found in fish and other seafood samples from the Sal Estuary in Goa is worrisome, a study by researchers of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Panaji has said.
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Eminent Academician Ananda Deb Mukhopadhyay Dies
Eminent academician Ananda Deb Mukhopadhyay, who was also an expert in oceanography, died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Thursday.
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CSIR-NIO, Goa Announces Jobs For Graduates, Diploma Candidates
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has invited application from graduates and diploma candidates for recruitment to the post of Technical Assistant. The last date for submission of application is July 17.
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Over 1000 Kg Plastic Waste Found At Goa Beach During Cleanup Drive
Over 1,000 kg of plastic waste has been found at a beach stretch near Panaji by a team of scientists and students of the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), an official said on Monday.
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Watch: A Myth? A Leaf? Aquarium Displays Rare Sea Dragons
The Birch Aquarium in San Diego, California, has built what is believed to be the world's largest habitat for two types of surreal sea dragons - the leafy sea dragon and the weedy sea dragon.
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China, France Launch Satellite to Study Climate Change
The 650-kilogram (1,430 pound) China-France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT) is the first satellite jointly built by China and France.
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Goa's Minerals Could Exhaust In Decade Or Two, Says Geologist
'Geology and Mineral Resources of Goa', a book by renowned geologist Professor Ashoka G Dessai, was launched by Professor Sunil Kumar Singh, Director of CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography today.
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India's Only Live Volcano Active Again After 150 Years, Say National Experts
India's only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which had started showing activity in the year 1991 after being dormant for over 150 years has once again started spewing ash, the researchers at Goa based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) said on Friday.
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New Island Forms in Caspian Sea as Water Levels Drop, Russian Scientists Confirm
Russian scientists have verified the existence of a new island in the northern Caspian Sea, first spotted via satellite in late 2024. Located 30 km from Maly Zhemchuzhny Island, the islet appeared as sea levels reached historic lows due to climate change and tectonic shifts. Although researchers couldn’t land due to shallow water, drone images ...
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Seismic Mystery Solved: NASA’s SWOT Satellite Detects Greenland Mega-Tsunamis
In September 2023, a global seismic mystery puzzled scientists for nine days. New research now confirms it was caused by two mega-tsunamis triggered by landslides in East Greenland. The waves became trapped in a fjord, forming seiches that shook the Earth. Using cutting-edge data from NASA’s SWOT satellite, scientists detected these hidden waves ...
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Scientists Use Underwater Volcano To Improve Eruption Prediction
Scientists are studying Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano, to improve their eruption prediction models due to its frequent, non-threatening eruptions.
-
Concerns Rise Over Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Stability and Climate Impact
A new study suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has remained stable over the past six decades, but experts remain divided. While some scientists argue the system has not weakened, others believe potential future disruptions to AMOC are inevitable, with major climate implications, including extreme weather events and cold...
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World's Largest Iceberg A23a Resumes Journey North After Months of Stagnation
A23a, the largest iceberg in the world, has begun moving again after being trapped in a vortex near the South Orkney Islands. Weighing nearly a trillion tonnes and twice the size of Greater London, the iceberg has been stuck in the Weddell Sea for over three decades. Now on its way north, scientists are studying its potential environmental impacts,...
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Rare 'Doomsday Fish' Washes Up On California Beach, Fascinates Scientists
Alison Laferriere, a doctoral student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, made the unusual find while walking her dog.
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Water 20 km Below Mars Surface? What Study Shows And What It Means
Water is considered essential for life, and geological studies show the planet's surface had lakes, rivers and oceans more than 3 billion years ago.
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Microplastics In Seafood From Goa Estuary "Worrisome": Study
The levels of microplastics found in fish and other seafood samples from the Sal Estuary in Goa is worrisome, a study by researchers of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Panaji has said.
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Eminent Academician Ananda Deb Mukhopadhyay Dies
Eminent academician Ananda Deb Mukhopadhyay, who was also an expert in oceanography, died at a private hospital in Kolkata on Thursday.
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CSIR-NIO, Goa Announces Jobs For Graduates, Diploma Candidates
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has invited application from graduates and diploma candidates for recruitment to the post of Technical Assistant. The last date for submission of application is July 17.
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Over 1000 Kg Plastic Waste Found At Goa Beach During Cleanup Drive
Over 1,000 kg of plastic waste has been found at a beach stretch near Panaji by a team of scientists and students of the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), an official said on Monday.
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Watch: A Myth? A Leaf? Aquarium Displays Rare Sea Dragons
The Birch Aquarium in San Diego, California, has built what is believed to be the world's largest habitat for two types of surreal sea dragons - the leafy sea dragon and the weedy sea dragon.
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China, France Launch Satellite to Study Climate Change
The 650-kilogram (1,430 pound) China-France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT) is the first satellite jointly built by China and France.
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Goa's Minerals Could Exhaust In Decade Or Two, Says Geologist
'Geology and Mineral Resources of Goa', a book by renowned geologist Professor Ashoka G Dessai, was launched by Professor Sunil Kumar Singh, Director of CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography today.
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India's Only Live Volcano Active Again After 150 Years, Say National Experts
India's only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which had started showing activity in the year 1991 after being dormant for over 150 years has once again started spewing ash, the researchers at Goa based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) said on Friday.
