Critical minerals, strategic stakes: Inside India's bid to break China's supply chain strangleholdIndia and the US have inked a pact to secure critical mineral supplies, bolstering a broader Quad initiative aiming to invest $20 billion i...
22 Jun, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
Earth’s North Pole has moved 1,400 miles. What happens next has experts paying attentionEarth’s magnetic north pole has been quietly on the move for decades, traveling thousands of miles from its original position in Canada tow...
19 Jun, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
500 hidden earthquakes beneath Antarctica, and the strangest ones are shaking the middle of a tectonic plate where deep quakes were not supposed to happenAntarctica, once thought to be seismically quiet, is now revealing hidden earthquakes. Advanced AI has analyzed old data, finding over 500 ...
16 Jun, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
Not just Andaman: After fresh gas finds, India expands oil and gas hunt along east coastIndia is intensifying efforts to discover new oil and gas reserves along its eastern offshore frontier by reprocessing decades-old seismic ...
06 Jun, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
Where does the Grand Canyon's water really come from? Scientists explore hidden cavesResearchers are mapping the Grand Canyon's hidden cave systems to understand how Roaring Springs, a vital water source, functions. This pro...
03 Jun, 2026, 02.03 AM IST
Is Quad the Asian NATO or ocean foam? What Delhi meet revealsQuad foreign ministers met in Delhi focusing on practical cooperation. New initiatives target critical minerals, maritime surveillance, and...
26 May, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
What is really driving copper futures to record highs? Copper prices just broke every record as AI data center boom fuels global supply crunchCopper prices are soaring aggressively in 2026 as copper futures smash record highs above $14,000 per ton and COMEX copper crosses $6.50 pe...
13 May, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
Deep beneath Utah’s Great Salt Lake, scientists discovered a giant freshwater system no one expectedScientists have discovered a vast underground freshwater lake extending kilometers beneath the hypersaline Great Salt Lake. This surprising...
11 May, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
Ancient fossils and shifting continents reveal a rewritten Earth storyPaleolatitude.org has been upgraded, allowing users to track continental drift and Earth's pole shifts over 320 million years. This tool, b...
08 May, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
Govt awarded 172 oil & gas blocks in 10 years, but negligible output brings policy and execution into focusIndia's ambitious oil and gas policy has failed to boost domestic production. Despite billions invested and extensive exploration, only one...
02 May, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
What lies beneath Egypt’s Giza Pyramid: Satellite radar study claims vast underground structuresItalian researchers using satellite radar technology propose huge subterranean features beneath Giza's Khafre's Pyramid, including eight cy...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur launches Vikram Sodhi Centre of Excellence AI centre to transform mining operations across IndiaIIT Kharagpur has launched the Vikram Sodhi Centre of Excellence for AI-Enabled Geological & Mining Systems, funded by a Rs 15 crore commit...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
The Geological Past Behind Today’s Clean Energy MaterialsAncient plate collisions billions of years ago are now understood to be the key to locating rare earth element deposits. New geological mod...
17 Apr, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Scientists Found Something Strange Under Australia, And It Looks Unnervingly FamiliarHidden below the vast expanse of the Northern Territory lies a mysterious geological phenomenon that is both intriguing and baffling, and h...
14 Apr, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
GSI plans to install AI for use in mineral explorationGeological Survey of India director general Janardan Prasad said with the use of AI and ML technology in the field of mineral exploration, ...
22 Dec, 2023, 08.08 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur collaborates with British Geological Survey to turn Varanasi into smart cityThe preservation of archaeological sites and the management of flooding hazards and the sustainability of water supplies would also be unde...
13 May, 2017, 01.00 AM IST