Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
13 Jun, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
This Shark Was Already Swimming in the Oceans Before the United States Was Founded, Scientists Say Some Greenland Sharks May Live Up to 500 YearsScientists have discovered Greenland sharks live for centuries. A 2016 study used radiocarbon dating of eye lenses to determine their age. ...
01 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
China is mapping the ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with the U.S.China is undertaking a massive undersea mapping and monitoring mission across the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans. This extensive operat...
24 Mar, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Let's start hanging in our arctic circlesMelting Arctic ice is opening new shipping routes, shortening trade journeys and bypassing volatile regions. Nations like Russia, China, an...
08 Oct, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: Come visitA new Newark-Nuuk route marks a turning point for Greenland’s tourism. Residents see it as a chance to share their way of life, nature, and...
01 Jul, 2025, 02.07 PM IST
Dickson Fjord’s 650-foot mega-tsunami: How a giant wave sent shockwaves worldwideIn September 2023, Greenland’s Dickson Fjord experienced a colossal landslide that triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami, causing the Earth to ...
07 Jun, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
After total lunar eclipse this week there is a partial solar eclipse in parts of U.S; here's date, places, time and all detailsMarch will see two major astronomical events: a total lunar eclipse and a partial solar eclipse. The partial solar eclipse will occur on Ma...
10 Mar, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
A new map of the Arctic Ocean reveals an area as large as twice the size of France and six times that of EnglandA collaborative project Seabed 2030 has made significant progress by mapping a new area in the Arctic Ocean. The initiative, which aims to ...
04 Feb, 2025, 12.26 PM IST
India’s blue economy sets sail to unlock a sea of opportunities!India holds immense potential for the blue economy, which encompasses the sustainable use of ocean resources toward environmental sustainab...
07 Jun, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Over 5,500 new viruses identified in the ocean, including a missing evolutionary linkRNA viruses are best known for the diseases they cause in people, ranging from the common cold to Covid-19.
09 Apr, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
Greenland's ice at more risk than thought: StudyUp to four times more coastal glaciers in Greenland are at risk of accelerated melting than previously thought, say scientists who have map...
02 Nov, 2017, 03.30 PM IST
Customised weather forecast of tourist destinations soon: Harsh VardhanIMD would also start providing weather forecast at 6,000 block levels, expanding from 660 districts as of now, to make forecast more accura...
19 Sep, 2016, 11.12 PM IST
May 2016 hottest on record: NASAThe heat has been especially pronounced in the Arctic, resulting in a very early onset of the annual melting of the Arctic sea ice.
15 Jun, 2016, 03.56 PM IST
The frontlines of climate change: Why Barack Obama's trip to Alaska is a really big dealObama arrives in Anchorage today for a three-day trip that will include a history-making journey 26 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
01 Sep, 2015, 02.50 PM IST
Mars had ocean with more water than ArcticA primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth's Arctic Ocean but the Red Planet lost 87 per cent of that water to space, a new study...
08 Mar, 2015, 01.24 PM IST
Glaciers flowed through the Grand Canyon of Mars?Researchers have identified the first mineralogical evidence of past glaciers as they flowed through the Grand Canyon of Mars.
30 Sep, 2014, 03.17 PM IST
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By smashing the smallest atoms and surveying the largest galaxies, exploring rocks on the highest mountains and in the deepest seas, and co...
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