Quote of the Day by Edgar Allan Poe: ‘The death of a beautiful woman is...’ - Why heartbreak often inspires humanity’s most influential stories and the gothic philosophy behind grief, beauty, and human emotionQuote of the Day by Edgar Allan Poe suggests tragic love stories leave a lasting impact. Poe believed the death of a beautiful woman was th...
16 May, 2026, 02.20 PM 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
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
Antarctica's ‘doomsday glacier’ nearing collapse, scientists warn it's happening sooner than expectedScientists have discovered that Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting rapidly and may be on an irreversible path to collapse, potentiall...
24 Sep, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
Escalating temperature in Antarctica sparks global concern for climate changeThe escalating global temperatures have raised significant concerns, with scientists at the Concordia research station on the eastern edge ...
08 Apr, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
Unusual warming played role in 2002 Antarctic ice shelf retreat: StudyThe study has revealed that widespread flow acceleration and frequent small-iceberg calving could serve as warning signs for future such ic...
15 Mar, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
Antarctica's 'doomsday' glacier: How its collapse could trigger global floods and swallow islandsA sea level rise of several metres would inundate many of the world's major cities - including Shanghai, New York, Miami, Tokyo and Mumbai
23 Dec, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
1.5 degrees Celsius warming cap could 'halve' sea level rise from melting iceSince 1993, melting land ice has contributed to at least half of global sea level rise and scientists have previously warned that the vast ...
05 May, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
- Heat source under Antarctica melting its ice sheet: NASA
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) A geothermal heat source called a mantle plume lies deep below West Antarctica, explaining some of the melting tha...
08 Nov, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
Networks of lakes, streams found on Antarctica's surface: StudyScientists have found that vast lakes and streams are widespread on the surface of Antarctica's ice sheets which may accelerate its contrib...
30 Apr, 2017, 06.24 PM IST
East Antarctic Ice Sheet stayed frozen for 14 million yearsAfter estimating an initial level of initial concentration of beryllium-10 in their lake samples, the researchers were able to estimate the...
16 Dec, 2015, 01.51 PM IST
- Melting of Antarctic ice shelves may double by 2050
Ice shelves are the floating extensions of the continent's massive land-based ice sheets.
14 Oct, 2015, 03.53 AM IST
'Melting of Antarctic ice shelves to double by 2050'The melting of Antarctic ice shelves will double by 2050 and by 2100, melting may surpass all predictions if greenhouse gas emissions conti...
13 Oct, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
Antarctic ice melts, scientists warn of rising seaThe rise of the sea is likely to be relatively slow for rest of the 21st century but in the more distant future it may accelerate markedly.
13 May, 2014, 05.04 PM IST
- What has stopped Antarctica from warming
The secret to why Antarctica is not warming as much as the other continents, and why Australia faces more droughts lies in strengthening of...
13 May, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
West Antarctic glaciers in 'irreversible' thaw, raising seas: StudyVast glaciers in West Antarctica seem to be locked in an irreversible thaw linked to global warming that may push up sea levels for centuri...
13 May, 2014, 11.23 AM IST
Antarctica's collapsing ice shelves may disappear in 200 yearsA number of floating ice shelves in Antarctica are at risk of disappearing entirely in the next 200 years, as global warming reduces their ...
30 Jan, 2014, 05.39 PM IST