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Before the ice, Antarctica had a rainforest near South Pole: Fossils reveal a 90-million-year-old secret- 90 million years ago, Antarctica had a temperate forest just 900 kilometers from the South Pole despite months of darkness. 90 million years later, scientists found its roots, pollen and spores preserved in seafloor sediment beneath today's frozen continent
- In 1992, Douglas Tompkins began buying Chilean wilderness; decades later, much of it became the 994,000-acre Pumalín National Park, larger than Yosemite
- In 2011, an Australian woman climbed 60 meters into a forest tree and refused to touch the ground for 449 days; 170,000 hectares were later protectedMiranda Gibson lived in a tree for 449 days to protect a forest. She stayed in the Observer Tree, breaking Australia's previous record. Gib...25 Jul, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
- Scientists thought this ancient ice sheet was stable until buried fossils revealed a lost forest beneath AntarcticaScientists discovered fossils revealing Antarctica was once a swampy temperate rainforest. This ancient forest existed around 90 million ye...11 May, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
- A Rainforest Once Covered West Antarctica: Sediment Cores Reveal How It VanishedAstonishingly, dense temperate rainforests once flourished near the South Pole 90 million years ago. Fossil evidence from seabed cores reve...01 Mar, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
- Mosquitoes found in Iceland for the first time in history. Now only one place on earth remains mosquito-freeFor the first time, mosquitoes have been discovered living outdoors in Iceland, with three specimens of the cold-tolerant Culiseta annulata...22 Oct, 2025, 07.16 PM IST
- Apple invests in California Redwood Forest to advance 2030 carbon neutral goal24 Sep, 2025, 02.01 PM IST
- Antarctica hides massive secrets under its vast ice shelves, scientists are just finding out the detailsScientists have made remarkable discoveries beneath Antarctica's million-year-old ice, revealing ancient landscapes, subglacial lakes teemi...12 May, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
- King Cobra’s Secrets Revealed: New study breaks 180-year-old belief about the world’s most venomous snakeResearchers discovered four distinct species of king cobra. The king cobra was previously thought to be a single species. The study involve...16 Nov, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
- 'The Last of Us' kind 'zombie fungus' found that eats the host body inside out, leaving only the exoskeletonThe Gibellula fungus, known for infecting and controlling spiders, has been discovered in a Scottish rainforest. This rare find by amateur ...09 Oct, 2024, 02.42 PM IST
- Scientists discover river system that flowed 40 million years under ice in AntarcticaGeologists have discovered an old river that formerly flowed through Antarctica but is now buried below kilometers of ice.22 Jun, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
- Mountain environments are key to biodiversity - but the threats to them are being ignoredIncreased warming in mountain environments will further amplify snow melt and reduce snow accumulation. Less snow and ice will result in a ...14 Jan, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
- Planning a festive getaway? Here's how to ensure you're never stranded after a cancelled flightThis small hack can help you make friends at every hotel when you travel.19 Oct, 2019, 03.48 PM IST
- A trip to the USA is incomplete without visiting its national parksThe 59 national parks in US have unique characteristics and opportunities.31 Jan, 2019, 09.20 AM IST
- Bond over a family picnic in the green landscapes of New ZealandA tourist can experience mountain vistas, expanse of sea and unique flora and fauna in New Zealand.10 Nov, 2016, 05.17 AM IST
- A look at Rainforest Challenge, India's only international offroad motor eventThe writer takes the road to nowhere in her first offroading experience, a sport that is getting many men — and women — to test their mettl...20 Dec, 2015, 04.12 AM IST
- Six new unexplored islands around the globeSome corners of the Earth still remain uncharted and inhabited by very few people. Here are some of the unexplored places around the globe.25 Oct, 2015, 04.08 AM IST
- Borneo - Raw, Rough & RavishingSudha Mahalingam never got closer to nature than on the gruelling trek through the steaming jungles of Borneo in search of the amazing oran...11 Aug, 2011, 07.37 AM IST
- Flowers on cueThe royal Botanic Gardens at Kew is home to some of the most extraordinary plants on the planet. Designated a World Heritage Site by Unesco...25 Oct, 2007, 05.09 PM IST
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