World’s largest plant has been discovered in Australia. Here’s what makes it unique besides its size

Stretching over 180 km, the seagrass plant has twice as many chromosomes as its relatives.

Elizabeth Sinclair, The Conversation

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Gary Kendrick, The Conversation

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Jane Edgeloe, The Conversation

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Martin Breed, The Conversation

· Jun 03, 2022 · 07:30 pm

In Goa, a pilot project is exploring the viability of farming seaweed

The state’s 100-km long coastline has 145 species of seaweed that all are edible.

Cordelia B Francis

· Nov 02, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In a first, scientists record blue whale songs in Indian waters off Lakshadweep

The presence of the marine mammal demonstrates that the waters in the archipelago are rich and productive.

Sahana Ghosh

· Aug 23, 2021 · 09:30 pm

The story of the glow in the Arabian Sea’s dark waters has its beginnings in the Himalayas

Over the past few years, large-scale noctiluca blooms have been occurring with almost seasonal regularity.

Mahi Mankeshwar

· Dec 22, 2020 · 07:30 am

In photos: The enchanting tide pool creatures that Mumbai stands to lose as its Coastal Road rises

The urban shore is filled with a variety of organisms, which experts have just started discovering.

Radhika Raj and Sarang Naik for RoundGlass Sustain

· Nov 16, 2020 · 11:30 am

The hidden biodiversity on Mumbai’s sea shores: Meet the city’s crabs, barnacles, limpets and more

These creatures enjoy prime real estate in a notoriously expensive city – but the coastal road could change that.

Sejal Mehta

· May 15, 2019 · 01:30 pm

When drones go where we can't: Watch the lives of the very elusive bowhead whales in the Arctic

Four summers of research has uncovered stunning aspects of the undersea mammals' behaviour.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 24, 2016 · 06:00 pm

You may not see a more beautiful underwater creature foraging for food in the depths of the ocean

The marine iguana dives thirty feet deep and is a strict vegetarian. What's not to love?

Scroll Staff

· Jun 11, 2016 · 05:00 pm

Meet the Chiton: The "dumb" animal with hundreds of eyes made from minerals

Nayantara Narayanan

· Nov 21, 2015 · 04:57 pm