According to Global Mangrove Watch data, the mangroves of the Western Indian Ocean store 838 million tons of CO2 and other greenhouse gases — the equivalent of more than 1.9 billion barrels of oil.

The Indian Ocean basin is India’s strategic waters. India may not have formalised its claims as James Monroe did two centuries ago when he issued the “Monroe Doctrine” to declare the Western ...

One of these species is the spotfin scorpionfish, or Neoscorpaena nielseni, a bright red fish typically found in the western Indian Ocean along the coasts of South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar ...

The islands are "scattered" across the Mozambique Channel and western Indian Ocean, said France 24. They include Bassas da India, Europa, Juan de Nova, Tromelin and the Glorioso Islands.

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

A venomous spotfin scorpionfish has been found off Western Australia, marking the species’ first appearance in this region of the Indian Ocean. Learn more here.

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries.

An ocean-rowing event manager is to row 5,500 miles across the Indian Ocean within 100 days to remember his friend who died after living with early onset Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD).

A venomous spotfin scorpionfish has been found off Western Australia, marking the species’ first appearance in this region of the Indian Ocean. Learn more here.