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GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF ANTARCTICA
500 hidden earthquakes beneath Antarctica, and the strangest ones are shaking the middle of a tectonic plate where deep quakes were not supposed to happen- Scientists drilled only 200 meters into Antarctica and uncovered Earth's oldest ice with 6-million-year-old air trapped inside
- Scientists thought this ancient supercontinent broke apart slowly: new research suggests Earth tore itself open far faster than expected
- Scientists thought this ancient ice sheet was stable until buried fossils revealed a lost forest beneath AntarcticaScientists discovered fossils revealing Antarctica was once a swampy temperate rainforest. This ancient forest existed around 90 million ye...11 May, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
- These strange pink rocks in Antarctica just revealed a massive hidden granite giant beneath the iceBright pink granite boulders, out of place on Antarctica's volcanic Hudson Mountains, have revealed a colossal granite formation stretching...11 May, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
- 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...08 May, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
- What Can Antarctic Ice Tell Us About Climate History?Antarctic ice cores offer a direct window into Earth's past atmosphere, revealing greenhouse gas levels from millennia ago. These frozen ti...16 Apr, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
- Antarctica Was Hiding an Entire Landscape Under Its Ice, and Scientists Just Found ItScientists have unveiled an unprecedentedly detailed map of Antarctica's hidden landmass, revealing complex topography like sharp ridges an...27 Mar, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
- A Giant Rock Structure Beneath Antarctica Could Potentially Affect Sea LevelsScientists have uncovered a massive 100 km wide, 7 km thick granite structure beneath Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, formed approximatel...13 Mar, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
- Hidden Antarctic Canyons: The Secret Threat to Coastal Cities You Haven't Heard OfScientists have discovered hundreds of hidden underwater canyons off Antarctica. These vast valleys, carved by sediment flows, are now unde...05 Mar, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
- A new map reveals the landscape under Antarctica: 30,000 hills you never knew existedNew research has unveiled an unprecedentedly detailed map of Antarctica's subglacial terrain, revealing thousands of previously unmapped hi...18 Feb, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
- Major earthquake between South America and Antarctica: What and where is the Drake Passage hit by a 7.5 magnitude tremblorA significant magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on August 21, 2025, triggering tsunami alerts for Chile's coast. The passag...22 Aug, 2025, 09.31 AM IST
- Antarctica hides massive secrets under its vast ice shelves, scientists are just finding out the detailsScientists have made remarkable discoveries beneath Antarctica's million-year-old ice, revealing ancient landscapes, subglacial lakes teemi...12 May, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
- Volcano of Riches: This mountain spits out gold valued at Rs 5 lakh every dayMount Erebus, Antarctica’s southernmost active volcano, stands out not only for its continuous eruptions but also for its unusual emission ...03 Oct, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
- Andhra Pradesh has geological links with South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica: ScientistsNGRI scientists from Hyderabad reveal a historic collision between India and East Antarctica over a billion years ago. Their findings, incl...16 Jul, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
- Scientists uncover Zealandia: The lost continent beneath the wavesScientists have recently unveiled Zealandia, a long-lost continent submerged beneath the ocean's surface for 375 years. Zealandia was origi...30 Sep, 2023, 11.57 AM IST
- Melting East Antarctic ice sheet may cause global sea level riseNew York, Dec 18 (IANS) The East Antarctic ice sheet -- one of the two large ice sheets in Antarctica and the largest on the entire planet ...18 Dec, 2017, 06.07 PM IST
- Earth may have brand new continent 'Zealandia'The 4.9 million kilometre region of the southwest Pacific Ocean is made up of continental crust, researchers said.17 Feb, 2017, 03.26 PM IST
- Antarctic ice sheet a 'sleeping giant': ExpertResearch showed that if carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere continue increasing as predicted, the giant East Antarctic ice sheet will m...13 Mar, 2016, 03.08 PM IST
- 13 Indians take the harshest route in the world to save AntarcticaThe expedition, which started on March 16, will see the group travel from Drake Passage near Cape Horn, the southern-most point to America.16 Mar, 2015, 05.09 PM IST
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