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A surprising Arctic discovery shows melting icebergs are quietly building hidden neighborhoods on the ocean floorMelting icebergs are creating hidden arctic homes as disappearing glaciers reshape the deep ocean. Scientists found that iceberg-carried ro...
A 650-foot mega tsunami struck Greenland, and scientists detected something even stranger afterwardIn September 2023, a massive Greenland mega-tsunami sent mysterious vibrations through Earth for nine days. Scientists have now uncovered h...
Scientists just found Arctic marine heat waves have increased since the 1980s, and a Barents Sea event lasted 480 days because melting sea ice and warming waters are rewriting the region’s climate clockThe Arctic Ocean is experiencing unprecedented marine heatwaves, lasting longer and becoming more intense due to climate change and melting...
The Arctic is sitting on a 63-billion-ton carbon secret, and scientists are concernedBeneath the Arctic’s frozen surface lies a hidden carbon reserve of nearly 63 billion tons. As rising temperatures thaw ancient permafrost,...
Summer Solstice 2026 June 21: Why it’s the longest day of the year, its significance, science behind it, and how it affects youSummer Solstice 2026: Today, 21 June 2026, marks the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Caused by Ear...
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 ...
Scientists found that ‘rivers in the sky’ are triggering ocean heatwaves in the North Pacific and North Atlantic, but their effect changes with the seasonsNew research reveals atmospheric rivers, powerful storms hitting the US West Coast, are a key factor in developing marine heatwaves. These ...
Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030: UNGlobal average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Na...
Think it's hot now? World headed for repeated heat record shocks, warns UNNew United Nations climate projections reveal Earth will likely surpass the safe climate threshold repeatedly in the next five years. The h...
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 ...
Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrinkMany familiar plants may disappear by 2100. Climate change is shrinking their habitats, putting species at high risk of extinction. Researc...
Mosquitoes have finally invaded one of the world's last mosquito-free countriesFor the first time in history, Iceland has recorded wild mosquitoes, ending its long-standing status as a mosquito-free haven. A species kn...
‘Zombie Worm’ awakens after 24,000 years: Scientists revive a frozen worm that can survive freezing, starvation and even reproduce without partner‘Zombie Worm’ revived by scientists: A 24,000-year-old microscopic worm, a bdelloid rotifer, has been revived from Siberian permafrost, ast...
A tiny lake beside Canada’s oldest ice mass creates a surreal scene from spaceA striking satellite image reveals Gee Lake on Baffin Island, a remnant of the ancient Laurentide Ice Sheet. This ice cap, dating back 20,0...
Rare 158-Carat Yellow Diamond Unearthed as Remote Diavik Mine Nears ClosureA remarkable 158.20-carat yellow diamond was discovered at Canada's Diavik Diamond Mine as it nears its 2026 closure. This rare find, one o...
Arctic has warmed three times faster than Earth since 1971: ReportThe Arctic warmed three times faster than the planet as a whole between 1971 and 2019, a higher rate than previously thought, a scientific ...
- Arctic winter warming events becoming more frequent
Washington, July 12 (IANS) Arctic winter warming events -- winter days when temperatures peak above minus 10 degrees Celsius -- are becomin...
Arctic temperatures at 44,000-year highThe average summer temperatures in the Canadian Arctic over the last century are the highest in the last 44,000 years, and perhaps as long ...
Warming Arctic turning greener, finds studyScientists have rung another warning bell about changes in the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic, saying that vegetation found in areas sever...
- Man-made climate change seen in Antarctica, Arctic
Both Antarctica and the Arctic are getting less icy because of global warming, scientists said in a study that extends evidence of man-made...