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Eco Wave Power, based in Israel, plans to raise $5 million by the end of the year to further develop its technology and projects that harness the power of the ocean to generate electricity.

Makai Ocean Engineering Inc. has built an ocean thermal-energy conversion demonstration plant in Hawaii.

The United Kingdom is known for its pioneering work in wave, tidal and ocean current energy. The U.S. and Canada have vast marine resources and would benefit from partnerships with UK companies in a number of ways, including building expertise, sharing lessons learned and fostering industry growth.

A Chinese push to include support for the World Health Organization in a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a global ceasefire is  putting the entire text in limbo – after strong U.S. opposition to the Beijing effort. 

The world’s oceans are being damaged by a constant and unprecedented accumulation of waste known as marine debris. The waste, mostly from effluent human activities, is brought to the oceans through currents and often carried far from where it originated.

To support government efforts to transition to a more sustainable ocean economy, the OECD is mobilising expertise across multiple policy fronts, covering environmental, economic, financial and social dimensions.

This book discusses scientific and technological tools at the centre of a renewed interest in marine biotechnology that is contributing to a new bioeconomy sector in many countries and offering potential new solutions to global challenges.

United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed ahead of his side's game with Leicester City that the Spaniard's future remains up in the air as contract talks over a new £375,000-per-week deal.

2. The subject matter of the suit was property bearing CTS No.4601/B Ward No.1 of J.C.Nagar, Hubballi measuring 431 square yards with an old building thereon.

3. The plaintiff's case in a nutshell is as follows: The defendant is the absolute owner and in possession of the suit property. For her legal necessity, she agreed to sell the suit property to the plaintiff for a consideration of Rs.25,00,000/-. On 22.11.2007, receiving advance R.F.A.No.100209/2015 4 consideration of Rs.14,00,000/- under three cheques drawn on UTI Bank, Hubballi, she executed a registered agreement of sale. Her daughter and grandchildren were also signatories to the said document. As per the schedule of payment agreed under the said document a further sum of Rs.6,00,000/- was to be paid within two months and balance amount of Rs.5,00,000/- was to be paid at the time of execution of registered sale deed.

The cross-border shelling is going on but there is no report of any casualty on the Indian side so far, a spokesman said.

Sixteen migrant workers, walking home to Madhya Pradesh, were mowed down by a passing train in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district early on Friday.

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Compasses at Greenwich Are About to Do Something Not Observed in Over 300 Years  ScienceAlert

Scientists and local dive operators first noticed coral bleaching in the waters surrounding Isla Colon, in Panama’s Bocas del Toro province in July. Smithsonian staff scientist Nancy Knowlton and colleagues documented an extensive bleaching event in late September.

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A recent experiment by scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has revealed just how rising atmospheric carbon dioxide will deliver a one-two […]

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Tiny Antarctic marine creatures collected 100 years ago by British Royal Navy explorer Robert Falcon Scott are giving scientists new clues about polar environmental change.

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Funded by BP through the Florida Institute of Oceanography, the scientists will make the 10-day trip aboard the institute’s 115-foot research vessel. The divers, scientists and photographers will document hard bottoms of Florida, from the Keys to the Panhandle, to gain a better understanding of these sponge- and coral-dominated communities

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Just as people use airplanes to fly overseas, marine snails may use birds to fly over land,” said Mark Torchin, staff scientist at the Smithsonian.

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The impact of industrial fishing on coastal ecosystems has been studied for many years. But how it affects food webs in the open ocean―a vast […]

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Their flavor is a unique blend of lobster and shrimp say lovers of the savory South American crustaceans called “langostinos.” Simmered with garlic, lime juice, […]

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For life as we know it to develop on other planets, those planets would need liquid water, or oceans. Geologic evidence suggests that Earth’s oceans […]

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Tiny and transparent the marine crustacean Paraphronima gracilis sees the world through two large eyes that envelope its head like a high-tech space helmet. Now, […]

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