In 2017, Lewis Pugh swam 1 km at South Georgia to campaign for protection. 7 years later, protected waters had grown from 2% to 36%, adding 166,000 km² of ocean in totalLewis Pugh swam one kilometer off South Georgia in 2017. This swim was part of a campaign for greater water protection. Protection rose fro...
10 Sep, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
In 2016, after 15 years of work, a historic deal turned part of Antarctica into the world's largest marine reserveAn international agreement established the Ross Sea marine protected area. This vast region will receive protection starting December 1, 20...
29 Jul, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
Antarctica is in the middle of winter right now. Scientists are worried about a France-sized stretch of ocean where ice is failing to formWinter is the season when Antarctica's frozen edge usually expands. This year, one part of the continent is doing the opposite. Scientists ...
18 Jun, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and diseaseSoaring tourism to Antarctica, driven by climate change fears, raises concerns about contamination and damage to the fragile ecosystem. A r...
07 May, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
Antarctica to lose its entire ice? Scientists warn the frozen continent is on the brink of collapse, alarming changes will leave you stunnedAntarctica faces abrupt and irreversible changes impacting ice sheets, oceans, and ecosystems. Scientists warn of global consequences for s...
07 Nov, 2025, 09.15 AM IST
Heard and McDonald, new go-to placeHeard and McDonald Islands, 4,000 km southwest of Australia, are gaining attention as a hot, new destination. This uninhabited, icy locale ...
04 Apr, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
Is the world's largest iceberg on verge of triggering an ecological catastrophe? Scientists sound alarm with penguins on the frontlineThe world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is now near the British island of South Georgia. The iceberg threatens the marine ecosystem by damaging ...
04 Mar, 2025, 08.30 PM IST
Plastic plague reaches Antarctica: Are we past the point of no return?Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey have discovered microplastics in Antarctic snow near remote glaciers. This breakthrough reveal...
08 Feb, 2025, 07.01 PM IST
Emperor penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate changeThe emperor penguin gives birth during the Antarctic winter and requires solid sea ice from April through December to nest fledgling chicks...
06 May, 2022, 04.43 PM IST
Now, penguin poop is no laughing matterThough it emits nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, it is dangerous.
27 May, 2020, 08.45 AM IST
Retreating ice behind population explosion in Adelie penguins?The penguin population in East Antarctica is 135 times larger now than it was when the last ice age ended around 19,000 years ago.
18 Nov, 2015, 03.18 PM IST
- Retreating ice behind population explosion in Adelie penguins?
Adelie penguins may be benefiting from shrinking glaciers, according to a new study that found the population of the species in East Antarc...
18 Nov, 2015, 01.55 PM IST
- Another world in our world
Geetika Jain and a friend took a breathtaking and heart-stopping cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula to get up close and personal with pengui...
03 Feb, 2012, 02.40 PM IST
- Tossing iron powder into ocean to fight global warming
Indian scientists, along with their foreign counterparts are embarking on an expedition to find whether tossing iron powder into the ocean ...
06 Jan, 2009, 09.37 PM IST