In 2015, a British swimmer entered Antarctica’s freezing sea wearing only swimming trunks; his campaign helped protect 1.57 million square kilometersBritish swimmer Lewis Pugh undertook daring Antarctic swims to advocate for ocean protection. His "Speedo diplomacy" approach helped secure...
27 Jul, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
Quote of the Day by British explorer Captain James Cook: 'Do just once what others say you can't do...'- Inspiring lessons on human psychology, determination, and breaking barriers by the greatest navigator famous for his groundbreaking expeditions to the Pacific OceanQuote of the Day by James Cook: James Cook's quote emphasizes overcoming self-imposed limitations through action. His words inspire individ...
13 Jul, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
A museum drawer hid this dinosaur secret for 40 years, until now when everything changedAntarctica dinosaur fossil discovery: A forgotten fossil, overlooked for 40 years in a museum drawer, has revealed Antarctica's first dinos...
30 Jun, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
12 scientists will drift across the Arctic, locked inside sea ice for 8 months to watch an ocean survive its darkest, coldest seasonA daring expedition is underway as 12 individuals will spend eight months adrift in the Arctic Ocean, encased in ice. This mission, Tara Po...
26 Jun, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
A discovery under 2 miles of ice in Antarctica could help solve a geological mystery millions of years oldBuried beneath nearly 2 miles of Antarctic ice, a newly discovered fan-shaped geological structure is changing how scientists understand Ea...
24 Jun, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
Why scientists are collecting ice from around the world and storing it deep inside AntarcticaScientists are collecting ice cores from endangered glaciers around the world and storing them in the Ice Memory Sanctuary in Antarctica to...
21 Jun, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
56 million dead, one frozen secret: Antarctica outed the deadliest secret in human historyAntarctic ice cores climate change: Scientists found ancient air trapped in Antarctic ice. This ice holds records of Earth's atmosphere for...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
80,000-year-old Antarctic ice reveals radioactive stardust still falling on Earth. Is it dangerous?Scientists have detected iron-60, a radioactive isotope from ancient supernova explosions, in Antarctic ice up to 80,000 years old. This di...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
500 hidden earthquakes beneath Antarctica, and the strangest ones are shaking the middle of a tectonic plate where deep quakes were not supposed to happenAntarctica, once thought to be seismically quiet, is now revealing hidden earthquakes. Advanced AI has analyzed old data, finding over 500 ...
16 Jun, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
Scientists drilled only 200 meters into Antarctica and uncovered Earth's oldest ice with 6-million-year-old air trapped insideScientists have recovered 6-million-year-old ice from Antarctica. This ice contains air bubbles from Earth's ancient atmosphere. It offers ...
25 May, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
Ancient stardust frozen in Antarctic ice just revealed where Earth has been in the universeScientists found ancient stardust in Antarctic ice. This dust comes from exploded stars. It shows Earth has traveled through space clouds. ...
11 May, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
A Giant Rock Structure Beneath Antarctica Could Potentially Affect Sea LevelsScientists have uncovered a massive 100 km wide, 7 km thick granite structure beneath Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, formed approximatel...
13 Mar, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
China's new Antarctica expedition to conduct drilling experimentsChina on Saturday launched its 42nd Antarctic expedition to conduct deep drilling experiments aimed at studying the continent’s evolution a...
01 Nov, 2025, 11.53 AM IST
- Melting East Antarctic ice sheet may cause global sea level rise
New York, Dec 18 (IANS) The East Antarctic ice sheet -- one of the two large ice sheets in Antarctica and the largest on the entire planet ...
18 Dec, 2017, 06.07 PM IST
- Antarctic hasn't lost much sea ice in last 100 years
London, Nov 24 (IANS) The area of sea ice around Antarctica has barely changed in size in the past 100 years, researchers have found.
24 Nov, 2016, 06.20 PM IST
- NASA renews hunt for Antarctic meteorites
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) To help learn more about the primitive building blocks of the solar system and answer questions about Earths neig...
16 Nov, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
Antarctic ice sheet a 'sleeping giant': ExpertResearch showed that if carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere continue increasing as predicted, the giant East Antarctic ice sheet will m...
13 Mar, 2016, 03.08 PM IST