China has long been accused of using its research vessels for reconnaissance mission. Despite India's concern, China ...

In a study published in Conservation Science and Practice, scientists reported that "shockingly high" levels of microplastics ...

A new satellite image showed a buildup of U.S. Air Force assets at Diego Garcia, a strategic American base in the Indian ...

The development has also occurred amid China building up its navy, with the People’s Liberation Army Navy expected to 'grow ...

There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters).

Wanderlust travelers from Singapore and neighbouring countries may be accustomed to the sun, sand and sea. But if one sets ...

A huge, mysterious so-called “gravity hole” under the Indian Ocean might have been formed from the remnants of an ancient sea, according to a new study.

The Indian Ocean is a critical waterway for Beijing’s interests, and in recent years it has built or expanded facilities from Djibouti to Pakistan.

People attend a prayer at the Siron mass grave, one of the two major mass burial sites where victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2024.

The team ran 19 simulations and in 6 of them, the Indian Ocean Geoid Low formed, said Ghosh, who researched the case with Ph.D. candidate Debanjan Pal.

Water isn’t draining from the ocean, and it isn’t a mysterious blue hole. Instead, the “hole” is simply a spot in the Earth’s geoid where gravity is lower than average, thus making the ...