Beryl regains hurricane strength as it bears down on Texas coastHurricane Beryl strengthens as it approaches southern Texas, after causing devastation in Mexico and the Caribbean. Residents brace for pow...
08 Jul, 2024, 01.21 PM IST
Earth's core is leaking an isotope that can produce a year's electricity from just 100 kg, finds a studyA new study has found unusually high levels of helium-3 (³He) in lava flows on Baffin Island, suggesting that the Earth's core might be lea...
23 Oct, 2023, 04.13 PM IST
Is the Earth’s core leaking? Mysterious element in ancient lava sparks debateIn a puzzling revelation, recent studies of 62-million-year-old lava flows on Baffin Island, situated in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, have ...
22 Oct, 2023, 09.04 PM IST
Meet the natives of the ocean: Go shark cage diving; spot the majestic narwhalsFor your next holiday, visit the big five of the ocean i.e. whale sharks, giant manta rays, humpback whales, dolphins and tiger sharks.
27 Jul, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
- First photosynthesis took place 1.25 billion years ago: Study
Toronto, Dec 24 (IANS) The process of photosynthesis in plants first took place 1.25 billion years ago, finds a study that identified an al...
24 Dec, 2017, 05.42 PM IST
Photosynthesis began 1.25 billion years ago on Earth: StudyThe world's oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a study which found that the basis for photosynthesis in today's pla...
24 Dec, 2017, 01.30 PM IST
Photosynthesis began 1.25 billion years ago on Earth: studyThe study may resolve a long-standing mystery over the age of the fossilised algae, Bangiomorpha pubescens, which were first discovered in ...
24 Dec, 2017, 01.02 PM IST
From narwhals to killer whales, visit these destinations to explore magnificent marine wondersAway from the human sight, the ocean withholds a stunning world of its own.
09 Nov, 2017, 08.42 AM IST
Make the most of your aboriginal experience in CanadaEssentially, aboriginal is an umbrella term describing three of Canada’s original people: the Inuit, the Métis, and the First Nations.
12 Apr, 2017, 03.24 PM IST
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 ...
25 Oct, 2013, 05.58 PM IST
ArcelorMittal gets nod for multibillion Arctic iron ore ventureArcelorMittal will hold seventy per cent stake in the Arctic venture with the rest to be shared by Australia's Iron Ore Holdings LP.
04 Dec, 2012, 02.21 PM IST
- Cairn posts record profit of $ 4.56 bn
Cairn Energy today reported a record full year profit of USD 4.56 bn for 2011 on the back of proceeds from 40% stake sale in its Indian uni...
21 Mar, 2012, 01.53 AM IST
- Cairn says discovers oil off Greenland
Cairn Energy, renowned for a major oil find in India, said today that it had discovered pockets of oil and further evidence of gas in offsh...
21 Sep, 2010, 10.24 PM IST
- Cairn Energy discovers gas in offshore Greenland
Scottish exploration group Cairn Energy said on Tuesday it has discovered gas in offshore Greenland.
24 Aug, 2010, 08.13 PM IST
- Subprime panic freezes $40-b Canadian CP
Baffinland ran short of funds to pay for food, fuel and drilling equipment after investing in commercial paper (CP) that borrowers couldn't...
26 Sep, 2007, 02.02 AM IST