The Arctic Wasn’t Always Frozen: Fossils Reveal a Lost World of Forests, Rhinos and Nesting DinosaursFossil evidence reveals that the Arctic was once a warm, forested region supporting large mammals such as hornless rhinoceroses and dinosau...
18 Feb, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
Baby Dinosaur Fossils in Arctic Permafrost Show How They Survived Polar WintersTiny dinosaur fossils unearthed in Alaska reveal that baby dinosaurs were born and raised through harsh Arctic winters, enduring months of ...
09 Feb, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Real-life Jurassic Park? Ancient rhino proteins found — dino discoveries may be comingScientists have extracted 24-million-year-old protein sequences from a rhino tooth discovered in the Canadian Arctic, surpassing the age li...
17 Jul, 2025, 01.53 AM IST
With eyes on Russia, US military prepares for an Arctic futureThe first-of-its-kind exercise this month, involving some 8,000 troops outside of Fairbanks, was planned long before Russia’s invasion of U...
28 Mar, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Is climate change to blame for the recent weather disasters? 2 things you need to understandFirst, humans have pumped so much carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases into the atmosphere that what's "normal" has shi...
24 Jul, 2021, 02.21 PM IST
Ancient shark teeth lost in Antarctica millions of years ago recorded Earth's climate historyTens of million years ago, sand tiger sharks hunted in the waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, gliding over a thriving marine ecosystem on ...
13 Jul, 2021, 10.55 AM IST
Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad- 5 scholars explainThe agreement was never a threat. Its removal by the Trump administration was theater - or swagger. There will be temptation to hearken bac...
20 Feb, 2021, 12.05 AM IST
COP25: UN Secretary-General concerned over 'utterly inadequate' efforts against climate changeUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reminded that the impact of rising temperatures was already being felt around the world, and is havin...
03 Dec, 2019, 11.58 AM IST
- Frozen for 42,000 years, worms come back to life30 Jul, 2018, 12.29 PM IST
Worms frozen for 42,000 years come back to lifeNematodes are tiny worms that typically measure about one millimetre in length, and are known to have impressive abilities.
29 Jul, 2018, 01.09 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
Stalling of planetary waves makes us more prone to droughts and floodsNew research shows a more direct link between certain extreme weather events and human-induced climate change and the role of planetary wav...
20 May, 2017, 12.32 AM IST
- Dinosaurs 'were able to survive cold conditions'
One of the most common theories for the extinction of dinosaurs, nearly 65 million years ago, was plummeting temperatures caused by climate...
25 Jan, 2009, 11.14 AM IST
- Climate change gathers steam, say scientists
Earth's climate appears to be changing more quickly and deeply than a benchmark UN report for policymakers predicted.
01 Dec, 2008, 07.10 AM IST
- 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...
31 Oct, 2008, 10.10 PM IST
- UN panel set to publish landmark report on climate threat
The world's top scientific authority on climate change was set to adopt a landmark report on Saturday that warns that the impacts of global...
17 Nov, 2007, 06.30 AM IST