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Why Hanuman's Wisdom Matters More Than Ever Today

When people think of Hanuman, they often imagine incredible strength, fearless courage, and miraculous feats. But what if his greatest power had nothing to do with lifting mountains or defeating demons? The real Hanuman was not defined by physical might alone. His true strength came from unwavering devotion, selfless service,…

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Australia and Fiji sign a new defence pact as China launches a ballistic missile test in the Pacific. What does it all mean?

As part of his tour of the Pacific, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed a significant defence treaty with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka.

The Conversation

Chagos Islands handover deal’s future unclear after Trump’s intervention

Under the terms of the deal agreed last year, Britain would hand sovereignty over the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but lease back the Diego Garcia base

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Valve's Gabe Newell continues spending his billions on an undersea armada, adding an $800 million deep sea vessel to the one he already had in the works

They're both being handled by his manufacturing company, Oceanco

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In our deep oceans, evolution is supercharged – this diversity of life could help unlock humanity’s greatest challenges

Far beneath the surface of the ocean lies the largest and least explored habitat on Earth. The deep sea is cold, dark, highly pressurised – and home to a huge amount of undiscovered life.

The Conversation

Japan’s 2011 tsunami turned out deadlier because a hidden clay layer let the quake rupture all the way to the seafloor, scientists say

A remarkable find beneath the Pacific Ocean uncovers a fragile clay layer that intensified the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. This concealed geological aspect enabled the rupture to extend all the way to the seafloor, which not only produced significant vertical displacements but also unleashed catastrophic waves. Researchers…

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China tests long-range ballistic missile in the Pacific, angering neighbours

NEW YORK — China test-fired a long-range ballistic missile with a dummy warhead in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, the first such launch in almost two years, prompting alarmed countries to criticise the move as destabilising.

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China says successfully conducted test missile launch in Pacific Ocean

China's naval forces have successfully test-fired a strategic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean. The launch occurred on Monday, following regional concerns about Beijing's missile testing plans. A spokesperson confirmed the missile, carrying a training warhead, accurately hit its designated target in international waters. This development comes…

The Economic Times

As East Africa’s oceans change, coastal women build new livelihoods

Across East Africa’s coastline, climate change and industrial fishing are threatening the livelihoods of millions who depend on the ocean

The Independent UK

Australia and Fiji sign surprise defence alliance amid push to limit China’s influence in the Pacific

The Ocean of Peace Alliance says the nations will ‘act to meet the common danger’ in the event either country is attacked

The Guardian - AU

How Sea Turtles Navigate Thousands of Miles Back to Their Natal Beach Decades Later

The Imprint Happens on the Very First NightA loggerhead sea turtle hatchling weighs about 20 grams when it breaks out of its shell. Within hours, it is already doing the most important thing it will ever do: reading the Earth's magnetic field. Research published in Current Biology by Kenneth Lohmann…

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How Manta Rays Use Magnetic Fields to Navigate the Ocean and What Marine Research Reveals

The Animal That Reads the EarthA reef manta ray tagged off the Maldives in 2015 travelled over 1,100 kilometres in a single migratory leg, crossing open water with no reef, no current marker, and no detectable landmark to guide it. It arrived where it was going. Researchers at the Marine…

Times Life

Marine heatwave moving in from Pacific could cause weather chaos for months

Warmer ocean waters may lead to more extreme weather conditions in the U.S. later this year

The Independent UK

INS Sanshodhak joins Southern Naval Command in Kochi

INS Sanshodhak, the Indian Navy's fourth Survey Vessel Large, has arrived in Kochi, its new home port. Commissioned in Kolkata by Prime Minister Modi, this indigenously built ship boasts advanced hydrographic and oceanographic systems. Beyond its primary survey role, Sanshodhak can support disaster relief and function as a hospital ship,…

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Oceans hit record June temperatures as El Niño builds: Why the world is heading for more heat, floods and stronger cyclones

The world is heading for more heat, floods and stronger cyclones because record-breaking ocean temperatures are loading the climate system with enormous amounts of extra energy. More than 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases has been absorbed by the oceans, causing sea surface temperatures to reach record…

Times Life

What Humpback Whales Are Communicating Through Their Songs and Who Is Listening in the Ocean

The song is not random noiseA single humpback whale singing in the North Pacific can produce a sound sequence lasting up to 30 minutes, then repeat it almost exactly. Over weeks, the song changes, new phrases inserted, old ones dropped, and every male in the same ocean basin makes the…

Times Life

Ramana Maharshi Was Right: Your Mind Is the Only Problem You Will Ever Have to Solve

The Question He Kept Asking BackPeople came to Ramana Maharshi at Tiruvannamalai with every kind of suffering. A man whose business had collapsed. A woman whose child had died. A philosopher with seventeen arguments about consciousness. Maharshi listened to all of them, and then he asked the same thing: "Who…

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The Vivek Express From Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari: India's Longest Train Journey Nobody Takes

Train Number 15906, and What It Actually DoesThe Vivek Express departs Dibrugarh every Friday evening and arrives at Kanyakumari roughly 82 hours and 30 minutes later, having crossed 4,286 kilometres of the subcontinent's spine. It stops at more than eighty stations. It passes through Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh,…

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What the Shiva Purana Teaches About Destruction, Loss, and the Grief We Refuse to Release

The God Who Destroys on PurposeThe Shiva Purana names Shiva by many epithets, but Mahakala, the lord of time and dissolution, is the one modern readers tend to skip past. Mahakala does not destroy carelessly. The Purana is precise about this: destruction is Shiva's function in the trimurti alongside Brahma's…

The Economic Times

Antarctica missing nearly Argentina-sized sea ice, new study warns of faster global warming

Antarctica's role in global warming may be underestimated, a new study reveals. Researchers found Antarctic sea ice, cloud cover, and ocean heat absorption are more interconnected than climate models suggest. This suggests warming could accelerate, with significant implications for sea level rise and extreme weather. Urgent greenhouse gas emission cuts…

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Why Did Lord Rama Give Hanuman His Ring? The Secret Revealed

At first glance, it looks like a simple gesture. Before Hanuman leaves for Lanka in search of Sita, Lord Rama hands him a ring. Most people believe it was only a token so Sita could recognize Hanuman. But was that really its only purpose? The Hanuman Chalisa hints at something…

The Economic Times

El Niño officially returns in 2026: WMO warns climate event could strengthen between July and September, raising risk of heatwaves, droughts and heavy rainfall

A powerful El Niño event is officially underway, with the World Meteorological Organization warning of intensified global weather extremes. Expect increased risks of heatwaves, droughts, and heavy rainfall across continents. India, Australia, and parts of Africa are forecast to receive less rainfall, potentially impacting agriculture and water resources. Europe may…

The Times of India

Strong El Niño on the way? UN warns of extreme weather risk from July-September

World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), in a press release on Friday, warned that El Niño has officially developed in the tropical Pacific and is expected to strengthen rapidly over the next few months.

Radio France Internationale

El Nino set to be 'strong' as UN warns of heatwaves and floods

El Nino is here and will quickly develop into a strong event between July and September, fuelling the likelihood of extreme weather, the United Nations' climate agency warned Friday.

Times Life

Why the Largest Animals That Have Ever Lived Are Found in the Ocean, Not on Land

The weight problem that land animals cannot escapeA blue whale's heart alone weighs around 180 kilograms, roughly the mass of a full-grown adult Asiatic lion. The whole animal tips the scale at up to 200 tonnes. On land, that number is a physical impossibility, and the reason comes down to…

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