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ALPS GLACIER BODY DISCOVERY
A melting glacier exposed a body in the Alps in 1991; 5,300 years after his death, scientists turned Ötzi into one of history's most studied humansOn September 19, 1991, German mountaineers Helmut and Erika Simon were hiking across the Tisenjoch ridge in the Ötztal Alps along the borde...- Gas found near Odisha coast: ONGC strikes Mahanadi deepwater well under Samudra Manthan, finds encouraging flow at 1,450 metresGas found near Odisha coast: ONGC has discovered gas in a deepwater exploration well in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin, around 43 km from Kona...
- A double take in Cape Cod: Rare two-headed turtle found after 5 yearsA rare two-headed diamondback terrapin hatchling was found in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This unusual developmental anomaly, known as bicepha...
- In 1970, an unidentified woman was found dead in Norway's Isdalen valley. 56 long years later, her identity and the full story behind her death remain unresolved to dateThe Isdal Woman mystery began in November 1970, when a burned body was discovered in Norway’s remote Isdalen Valley near Bergen. Investigat...
- 134-Partner Himalay Unnati Mission Coalition Seeks Himalayan Authority, Early-Warning Network as Disasters IntensifyCoalition led by The Art of Living and theInternational Association for Human Values to study cloudbursts, landslides andglacier hazards ac...
- A sheep rancher from New Mexico found strange debris scattered across the desert near Roswell in 1947. Newspapers declared a ‘flying saucer’ had been captured, and 47 years later, investigators linked it to a secret Cold War program1947 Roswell UFO incident: In 1947, a rancher stumbled upon strange debris, initially hailed as a flying saucer. However, the military late...
- 'No doubt' of climate change role in deadly China-Nepal flood: ScientistsClimate change was a core factor in last month's deadly glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border that killed more than 1,400 peo...
- 'Earth has lost over 12 trillion tonnes of ice in 47 years'About 12.5 trillion tonnes of ice have melted from polar regions since 1979. Warmer ocean waters are causing five-sixths of this significan...
- Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake, report findsHimalayan glaciers are melting at an accelerated rate, posing a significant threat to regional water security. This alarming trend indicate...
- Ladakh taps 18,000-Ft glacier stream to save shrinking Tso Kar lakeLadakh's administration is reviving Tso Kar Lake by channeling untapped glacier meltwater. This mega project aims to restore the lake's dim...
- Himalayas running out of water, 20% of India's GDP at risk: 200 glacial lakes linked to rivers like Ganga, Yamuna found to be high riskA new report by Systemiq and the Integrated Mountain Initiative, backed by the Rockefeller Foundation, warns that the Himalayas are approac...
- In 2009, NASA started conducting the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice under Operation IceBridge to bridge the observational gap between ICESat and ICESat-2In 2009, NASA started conducting the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice under Operation IceBridge to bridge the observational gap...
- Olympics: French Alps 2030 organisers confirm departure of Grospiron as presidentAlps 2030 Winter Olympics president Edgar Grospiron has stepped down from his position. His departure follows earlier senior staff changes ...
- How did an ‘impossible’ photon survive 2 billion light-years? Scientists point to a transformation involving axion-like particlesAn extremely energetic photon from GRB 221009A has puzzled physicists. This photon traveled over two billion light-years to reach Earth det...
- Nepal's flood disaster and the impact of climate change loom large in the icy shadow of Mont BlancMont Blanc's glaciers are rapidly retreating due to climate warming and heat waves. Permafrost is thawing, causing increased rock falls and...
- Blanket for ice cover? Scientists wraps Swiss glacier with sheep’s wool to protect it from melting; early tests found it protected the ice about as well as plastic sheetsA Swiss glacier experiment is testing sheep’s wool as a natural alternative to plastic covers used to slow glacier melting. Researchers fou...
- Switzerland is putting sheep’s wool on a melting glacier to fight climate change — here’s why scientists think it could work as results start coming inSwiss researchers are testing sheep's wool to protect shrinking Alpine glaciers. This natural fiber offers an eco-friendly alternative to s...
- Does the Nepal glacier collapse signal a new climate risk?Does the devastating flooding unleashed by the collapse of a section of glacier in the Nepalese Himalayas signal a new kind of risk in a wo...
- In 1963, 23-year-old hiker threw his backpack into an Austrian glacier crevasse to survive; 63 years later, melting ice returned his lost belongingsIn 1963, a 23-year-old hiker threw his backpack into a crevasse on Austria’s Sulztalferner glacier after falling during a dangerous mountai...
- In 2025, research study warned 76 per cent of glacier mass would vanish bringing catastrophe to Himalayas, European Alps, Rockies of the US, Canada, and other parts of world but one country may not feel direct impact. Here's whyGlaciers are found on every continent except Australia -- from Mount Kilimanjaro to the Austrian Alps and the Karakoram range in Pakistan.
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