A report highlights that Earth's energy balance is more skewed than ever, with unprecedented heat accumulation in the oceans, prompting a climate reporter to raise alarm about the historical imbalance.

Rate of solar radiation stored in the planet has accelerated over past two decades

Researchers are developing new satellite links to provide real-time radio and data connections for flights over oceans, aiming to improve safety and efficiency for air traffic controllers.

Investigators are questioning a former oceans minister in connection with a bribery case that has been linked to the Unification Church.

A new study reveals that oceans are more polluted than previously thought, with coastal waters globally showing high levels of chemical contamination. Human-made signatures from pesticides and pharmaceuticals are found even in remote coral reefs.

This show at Muziris Contemporary features works that explore the ocean, depicting it not only as a physical space but also as a vital link to our past and future

The threat to mangrove forest ecosystems is increasing as ocean temperatures continue to rise, leading to concerns about 'heatstroke' affecting these vital coastal habitats.

A document signed by former commissioners and MEPs advocates for a new EU law, expected by the end of 2025, to treat oceans as a fundamental environmental imperative and a strategic asset for Europe.

Huawei's new-generation OceanStor Dorado Converged All-Flash Storage has successfully passed the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) Technical Validation, confirming its performance and capabilities.

(profile) Maritime-focused bureaucrat nominated as oceans minister  Yonhap News Agency

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As India races to narrow the artificial intelligence gap with the United States and China, it is planning a vast new “data city” to power digital growth on a staggering scale, the man spearheading the project says. “The AI revolution is here, no second thoughts about it,” said Nara Lokesh, information technology minister for Andhra Pradesh state, which is positioning the city of Visakhapatnam as a cornerstone of India’s AI push. “And as a nation… we have taken a stand that we’ve got to embrace it,” he told AFP ahead of an international AI summit next week in New Delhi. Lokesh boasts the state has secured investment agreements of $175 billion involving 760 projects, including a $15bn investment by Google for its largest AI infrastructure hub outside the United States. And a joint venture between India’s Reliance Industries, Canada’s Brookfield and US firm Digital Realty is investing $11bn to develop an AI data centre in the same city. Visakhapatnam — home to around two million people and popularly known as “Vizag” — is better known for its cricket ground that hosts international matches than cutting-edge technology. But the southeastern port city is now being pitched as a landing point for submarine internet cables linking India to Singapore. “The data city is going to come in one ecosystem… with a 100 kilometre radius,” Lokesh said. For comparison, Taiwan is roughly 100km wide. ‘Whole nine yards’ Lokesh said the plan goes far beyond data connectivity, adding that his state had “received close to 25 per cent of all foreign direct investments” in India in 2025. “It’s not just about the data centres,” he explained while outlining a sweeping vision of change, with Andhra Pradesh offering land at one US cent per acre (three per hectare) for major investors. “I’m chasing the companies that make those servers that go sit in those data centres, the companies that make the entire air conditioning, the water-cooling system — the whole nine yards.” The 43-year-old, Stanford-educated minister is the son of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who helped turn Hyderabad into a major technology hub that is dubbed “Cyberabad”. They are allies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will host the AI Impact Summit from Monday. India is now third in a global AI power ranking — sitting above South Korea and Japan — based on more than 40 indicators from patents to private funding calculated by Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centred AI. With more than a billion internet users, India has seen a surge of investment as generative AI players seek inroads to the world’s most populous country. Microsoft said in December it will invest $17.5bn to help build the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure, with CEO Satya Nadella calling it the firm’s “largest investment ever in Asia”. But critics say India lags in access to high-end computing power or commercial AI deployment, and remains more a consumer than creator of the cutting-edge technology. Some question whether data centres will create meaningful employment when up and running, but Lokesh rejects that. “Every industrial revolution has always created more jobs than it has displaced,” he said. “But it has created those jobs in countries that have embraced the industrial revolution.” ‘Learned from China’ Lokesh argues that the jobs and economic benefits would more than compensate for the giveaway cost of land. He said the state government had accounted for the vast electricity and water demands for the energy-hungry industry, and would tap “surplus water” that drains into the Bay of Bengal to cool the massive data centres. “It’s a crime that so much water during monsoons goes into our oceans,” he said. He cited China as an inspiration — admiring how India’s rival had “been able to systematically bring people out of poverty” at speed. The state’s plan to create industrial clusters was something he had “learned from China”. With a target of six gigawatts of data centre capacity — three already signed and another three in the pipeline — Andhra Pradesh is betting that speed and scale will give it an edge. New Delhi last year agreed to “in-principle approval” for six 1.2 GW nuclear power plants at Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh. “We are on a journey,” Lokesh said. “We will execute these projects at a pace that the country has never seen”.

Marc Elsberg's environmental thriller 'Eden' depicts a world where oceans and soils are dying, but AI emerges as a helper to save the planet.

The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its flagship State of the Global Climate report, confirming record heat-trapping levels and an unprecedented energy imbalance, with the planet receiving more heat than it releases, warming oceans, melting ice, and threatening new heat records due to El Niño.

A Greek news outlet highlights the fact that 95% of the world's oceans remain unexplored, noting that humanity knows more about space than the deep seas despite technological advancements.

Confirmation hearings for South Korea's Budget and Oceans Ministry nominees are scheduled to begin on Monday, anticipating another round of bipartisan clashes over the personnel selections.

Scientists are now tracking the epic, largely unnoticed journeys of trillions of insects across continents, as their numbers face significant declines, aiming to understand the mysteries of their migrations.

A new scientific report confirms that microplastics, lubricants, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals have integrated into marine organic cocktails and currents, leaving no coastal environment free from civilization's chemical footprint.

The US Navy has introduced a new solar-powered drone named 'Lightfish' designed to patrol oceans for extended periods, potentially days, enhancing maritime surveillance capabilities.

A concerning phenomenon shows 20% of the world's oceans 'dying' in complete darkness, indicating increasing pressure on marine ecosystems as sunlight penetrates less and less.

The High Seas Treaty (HST), formally known as The Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), marked a historic turning point for the world's oceans on January 17, 2026.

Researchers have found a link between gravitational 'holes' in Antarctica and the climate, suggesting these anomalies could influence global climate patterns and oceans.

There are few assets on earth as strategically sensitive as the ports flanking the Panama Canal. They sit at the hinge of global trade, where container ships glide between oceans and geopolitics moves just beneath the surface. That is why Panama’s seizure of two major port terminals operated by CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong conglomerate built by Li Ka-shing, deserves more than a passing headline. It is not simply a contractual dispute dressed up as constitutional housekeeping. It is a stress te...

A DW investigation has uncovered the hidden financial networks supporting the deep-sea mining industry, which scientists warn is poorly understood and capable of causing irreversible harm to oceans.

Scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms in oceans and on land that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex life forms, shedding light on evolutionary processes.

Economists from the European Central Bank (ECB) have issued a warning that healthy oceans are essential for maintaining economic stability, emphasizing the growing risks posed by marine degradation.

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered the oldest known recording of a whale song, which provides insights into the increasingly noisy soundscape of modern oceans.

Scientists have announced the discovery of a new 'molten planet' characterized by a vast ocean of lava and a distinctive rotten-egg smell, indicating its unique atmospheric composition.

Mark Sowerby battles bad feelings by tackling brutal channel crossings – the Oceans Seven – around the world The title of this invigorating documentary about open-water swimming seems at first to be…

A new global oceans treaty, hailed as a diplomatic triumph, is raising concerns among some who fear it could become a vehicle for increasing China's influence over the high seas.

Oceans of glamour — meet the supermodels of the yacht world  The Times

Exclusive: Schemes worth hundreds of millions of pounds to protect biodiversity and oceans likely to be substantially reduced UK programmes to protect nature and the climate in developing countries…

Thousands of abandoned ships containing fuel oil are degrading over time, causing residual fuels and machine oils to leak into the oceans and posing a significant environmental hazard.

AI Beats Human Research Teams At Crunching Medical Data Whether you think AI is on the cusp of replacing millions of jobs, or an overblown Google search designed to agree with you, one thing is sure: people whose job it is to analyze complex medical data might want to pay attention... For years, biomedical research has had a problem: too much data, not enough people who know how to wrangle it - or simply that it took months to do so. Modern health studies generate oceans of m...

A NASA astronaut has shared a viral 60x speed time-lapse video capturing stunning views of Earth's lightning, oceans, sunsets, and the moon from orbit.

The deepest blue hole in the oceans has been found, a natural cavity on the sea floor with vertical walls, leaving experts puzzled by the phenomenon.