The moon has water, but can it support a city? Scientists warn lunar settlements could run dry despite billions of tonnes of iceLunar exploration is transforming with plans for permanent settlements and industries. Solar power offers a strong foundation for a lunar e...
14 Sep, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
What is 'serial cyclone clustering'? Back-to-back Arctic storms can double sea ice loss, study findsThe Arctic is experiencing intensified sea ice destruction due to consecutive storm clusters, which cause double the damage compared to sol...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
In 2009, NASA started conducting the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice under Operation IceBridge to bridge the observational gap between ICESat and ICESat-2In 2009, NASA started conducting the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice under Operation IceBridge to bridge the observational gap...
13 Sep, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
Strange 8.5-inch object found in California creek turns out to be 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth; scientist says, “I had chills and shivers up and down my spine”A researcher surveying a San Mateo County creek for a frog habitat stumbled upon a remarkably preserved Pacific mastodon molar, a rare Ice ...
11 Sep, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
AI is going to help find the Moon’s most valuable resource: How NASA and IBM are using AI to search for water iceNew artificial intelligence models are helping scientists find vital lunar water. This technology analyzes vast lunar data for future explo...
11 Sep, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Vadilal Enterprises blocks renewal of key 10-year pact with ice cream maker Vadilal IndustriesVadilal Industries' domestic distribution faces change as an agreement expires soon. Vadilal Enterprises cannot renew the sales and distrib...
11 Sep, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
In 2013, more than 16,000 Old Weather-Arctic volunteers transcribed handwritten Arctic ship logs, while 275,000 scanned pages contained about 23 million weather and sea-ice observationsThrough dedicated efforts, volunteers meticulously transcribed aged ship logs, unearthing essential historical weather information. This ci...
11 Sep, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
Earning Rs 2 lakh a month but scared to tell your parents about spending Rs 500 on ice cream? Financial advisor says you may have a ‘poverty mindset’. Why?Financial advisor Prem Soni says young Indians earning well may still carry their parents’ scarcity-driven money habits. He argues that hid...
11 Sep, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
IBM, NASA launch AI model to help map ice, craters on MoonThe NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model is a publicly available AI tool designed to study the Moon. It was trained on more than 30 layers of ...
10 Sep, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Alfred Cralle, a Pittsburgh porter, patented his ice-cream mold and disher in 1897; its thumb-operated scraper let servers dish 40 to 50 plates a minuteAlfred L. Cralle, a Black American inventor, patented the ice cream scoop in 1897. His simple yet effective design revolutionized ice cream...
09 Sep, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Can artificial snow save a melting glacier? Scientists tested cloud seeding on China’s Muz Taw Glacier and found a surprising change in ice lossScientists experimented with cloud seeding to encourage snowfall on China's Muz Taw Glacier. This artificial snow increased the glacier's r...
09 Sep, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
In 1997, Galileo mapped a 400-kilometer patch of Europa; a later analysis found ammonia-bearing compounds near fractures in the iceRecent examinations of historical Galileo data have uncovered ammonia compounds near the surface fractures of Europa. This discovery points...
08 Sep, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Blanket for ice cover? Scientists wraps Swiss glacier with sheep’s wool to protect it from melting; early tests found it protected the ice about as well as plastic sheetsA Swiss glacier experiment is testing sheep’s wool as a natural alternative to plastic covers used to slow glacier melting. Researchers fou...
08 Sep, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
What is a Rossby wave train? Scientists explain how Antarctica gained nearly 700 billion tons of ice - The surprising atmospheric pattern that disrupted normal weather, delivered extraordinary snowfall and and temporarily reversed the continent’s long-term ice lossIn a surprising turn, Antarctica temporarily gained ice mass, attributed to warm tropical ocean currents. These warm waters triggered atmos...
07 Sep, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
He built Hawell’s from one ice cream shop to 22 branches. Why is he selling the $6 million business after 27 years?After building Hawell’s from a single ice cream shop into a 22-branch business within just three years, founder Siripong Akkarasriyuk is no...
04 Sep, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
'The monk who sold his Ferrari': Thai businessman is selling his $6 million ice cream company to become a saintThai businessman Siripong Akkarasriyuk is selling his Hawell’s ice cream business for 165 million baht, or more than $6 million, as he prep...
03 Sep, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Kwality Walls shares fall 3% as RIL's foray into ice cream biz raises competition fearsKwality Walls shares dropped on Wednesday as Reliance Consumer Products entered India’s ice cream market with Bombay Creamery, raising comp...
02 Sep, 2026, 10.56 AM IST