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Elon Musk's SpaceX recovers rocket off Christmas Island

A space rocket launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX has been towed to Christmas Island after landing in the Indian Ocean.

AAP · Aug 19

Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal

After Starship's test launch and splashdown last month, SpaceX recovery teams have successfully tugged the vehicle through a turbulent stretch of the Indian Ocean and arrived at calmer waters off the coast of Christmas Island.

Space · Aug 18

How Humpback Whale Song Dialects Shift Over Decades and What Cultural Transmission Tells Us

The Song That Crosses an OceanIn 1998, marine biologist Michael Noad and his colleagues at the University of Queensland documented something that had no clean explanation at the time. Two humpback whales off the east coast of Australia were singing a song-type that belonged to the west coast population, a…

Times Life · Aug 18

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Five Uninhabited Islands Along India's Coastline Where the Absence of Resorts Is the Whole Point

The island that does not perform for youMost travel is a transaction. You pay; the place delivers atmosphere. Netrani Island, off the Karnataka coast near Murudeshwar, refuses that contract. There are no guesthouses on Netrani, no chai stalls, no laminated menus with a "local special." What there is: a limestone…

Times Life · Aug 18

4,000-year-old rock painting in Indonesia offers clues to one of humanity’s greatest migrations

Some 4,200 years ago, people started to leave what is now Taiwan to migrate to the thousands of islands to the south, spanning as far west as Madagascar in the western Indian Ocean and as far east as Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The Conversation · Aug 17

Olive Ridley and Leatherback Turtles Both Choose Indian Shores for Nesting, What Our Coastline Reveals

The Two Turtles, Side by SideAn adult Olive Ridley weighs around 45 kilograms. An adult Leatherback can weigh over 900 kilograms, roughly the mass of a small car. These are not variations on the same animal. They are, in almost every measurable way, opposites that happen to share an order.The…

Times Life · Aug 15

Lakshadweep Coral Reefs: India's Only Atoll System and Why Its Marine Species Are Disappearing Fast

What an Atoll Actually Is, and Why Lakshadweep Is the Only One India HasAn atoll is not a beach with coral nearby. It is a coral structure that built the land itself. The 36 islands of Lakshadweep sit on top of ancient reef platforms that grew upward from submerged volcanic…

Times Life · Aug 15

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Gujarat's Sidi Community Has Kept African Music and Dance Alive in India for Four Centuries

The Drum That Crossed the OceanThe Goma drum does not sound like anything else in Gujarat. It is lower, older, more insistent, the kind of sound that gets into the sternum before the ear has caught up. In Jambur village, about 65 kilometres from Junagadh, the Sidi community brings it…

Times Life · Aug 12

Indian Navy chief Admiral Swaminathan begins four-day Mauritius visit to deepen maritime security

Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is set to visit the island nation of Mauritius on a four-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral maritime cooperation and deepening defence ties with the key Indian Ocean partner.

The Economic Times · Aug 10

In 2023, multiple deep-sea submersible trips found surprising samples, now a study traces ancient graveyard in Indian ocean

Whale Graveyard: Why did so many whales die here? Maybe they were already living in the area and died of natural causes. A few could have perished from exhaustion or illness caused by deep-sea diving.

The Economic Times · Aug 4

Mother dolphin filmed carrying dead calf through sea for six days in heartbreaking footage

A grieving mother dolphin carried her dead calf through the Indian Ocean for six days, heartbreaking footage has shown.

The Independent UK · Aug 3

Watch SpaceX's Starship land at sea in these stunning new videos

SpaceX used drones and a special 'buoy cam' to capture incredible footage of its Starship upper stage making a soft ocean landing after its 13th test flight on July 24.

Space · Jul 31

SpaceX Starship still floating 5 days after flight | Space photo of the day for July 29, 2026

SpaceX continues to collect imagery of the vehicle as it floats in the Indian Ocean five days after its most recent flight test.

Space · Jul 29

New research shows how vulnerable Australia would be to attacks on shipping in the Indian Ocean

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the US-Iran war has brought home how vital maritime trading routes are to a country like Australia, which conducts 99% of its global trade by sea.

The Conversation · Jul 26

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France 24 · Jul 25

SpaceX's Starship splashes down in Indian Ocean after successful test flight

US aerospace company SpaceX carried out a successful test flight of its14-storey Starship rocket Friday, blasting off from Texas to land gently in the waters of the Indian Ocean. It's the first such success since US tech billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX went public in June.

The Times of India · Jul 24

Diego Garcia became one of the world's most strategic military bases after its entire population was removed from the island

In the middle of the Indian Ocean lies Diego Garcia, a remote coral atoll that became one of the most strategically important military bases on earth. Long before its runways, warships and military operations existed, the island was home to an entire community, the Chagossians, whose ancestors had lived across…

The Economic Times · Jul 24

Twelve years after Malaysia Airlines' MH370 vanished, an overlooked clue is back in focus

MH370 overlooked clue: Old acoustic clues are raising questions about the MH370 search location. Hydrophones may have detected the aircraft's impact in the Indian Ocean. A French researcher's network recorded unexplained signals west of Rottnest Island. This signal appears to point northwest, far from the official search area.

The Times of India · Jul 21

Scientists looked 2,000 metres below the ocean and found microplastics in 92% of deep-sea animals, revealing plastic has reached Earth's most remote ecosystems and could threaten marine food webs

Scientists have uncovered plastic pollution in one of Earth's most isolated environments, challenging the long-held belief that the deep ocean remains largely untouched by human activity. Analysing animals living more than 2,000 metres beneath the sea, researchers discovered that 92% contained microplastics, offering some of the clearest evidence yet that…

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Times Life · Jul 21

Olive Ridley Turtles Return to Odisha's Coast in Millions, and the Arribada Is Fragile

The Night the Beach Disappears Under TurtlesAt Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary on Odisha's northern coast, rangers have counted over 600,000 Olive Ridley turtles nesting in a single arribada, a Spanish word adopted by biologists for this mass synchronised nesting that has no equivalent in any other reptile species. The females arrive…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 20

Madagascar's wave of disappearances exposes 'deeper institutional failings'

A recent surge in disappearances and violent killings on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has fuelled fears across the country and prompted the government to deploy hundreds of security personnel. Anti-corruption campaigner Ketakandriana Rafitoson, of Transparency International Initiative Madagascar, told RFI the violence reflects a broader "crisis of confidence"…

AAP · Jul 19

Australia urged to boost military stance in key region

Australia is being encouraged to seize the moment and use the environment caused by the Iran war to help shape a key trading region.

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Our travel experts have found the best luxury hotels in Mauritius, from beachside stays to private islands

These spots offer the best facilities, service and restaurants on the Indian Ocean island

The Economic Times · Jul 11

Indian Navy inducts Mahendragiri: What is the new 'combat ready' stealth frigate

India's navy commissions INS Mahendragiri, a new stealth frigate, on Saturday. This advanced warship joins the fleet to enhance maritime security in the Indian Ocean. Built with significant indigenous content, it showcases India's self-reliance in defense manufacturing. The frigate is equipped with modern weapons and sensors for multi-role operations. INS…

The Times of India · Jul 10

Saudi Arabia's 90-island Red Sea project is being called the 'Maldives of the Middle East'; know why

For decades, the conversation around high-end beach holidays has been dominated by a familiar collection of destinations. The Maldives, parts of the Caribbean and a handful of Indian Ocean islands have become shorthand for turquoise water, private villas and secluded escapes. Saudi Arabia is now attempting to enter that conversation…

Times Life · Jul 7

How Clownfish and Anemone Symbiosis Reveals the Biology of Mutualism and Dependence

A Partnership Built on PoisonThe sea anemone is a predator. Its tentacles carry nematocysts, microscopic harpoons that fire venom into anything that brushes against them. Most fish die within seconds of contact. The clownfish, belonging to the subfamily Amphiprioninae, does not. It survives because of a thick layer of mucus…

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