A 2022 volcano eruption in Pacific may have vented a new weapon to fight climate changeA 2022 volcanic eruption unexpectedly revealed a powerful methane destruction mechanism in the stratosphere. Researchers observed high form...
31 May, 2026, 06.51 AM IST
NGT seeks response from Centre, states regarding heatwave conditions across countryThe National Green Tribunal has sought responses from the Centre and several states regarding extreme heat conditions across India. Citing ...
29 May, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
Italy on red alert as Portugal beats record for hottest May dayEurope is battling a severe heatwave. Italy has issued a red alert for Rome and other cities. Portugal recorded its hottest May day ever. B...
28 May, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
Geologists Find Strange Stone Tunnels That Could Point to a Never-Before-Seen Lifeform on EarthScientists found tiny, organized tunnels within desert rocks. These formations are unlike natural geological processes. Chemical traces sug...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Planet trapped record heat in 2025: United NationsThe amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands o...
23 Mar, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
Summer Solstice 2025: Longest day of the year is today. What it means, rituals, its spiritual significance, and link to StonehengeSummer Solstice 2025 (Google Trends): The Northern Hemisphere observes the summer solstice on June 21, marking the longest day and the star...
21 Jun, 2025, 11.46 AM IST
Iran village records Earth's highest ever heat index at 82.2°C - What does this mean?A village in southern Iran has reportedly recorded the earth's highest ever heat index at 82.2°C with a dew point of 36.1°C. This extreme r...
01 Sep, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
Chinese employers ordered to limit outdoor work as country struggles with heat, flooding and droughtRescuers were looking Monday for seven people missing in a landslide triggered by torrential rains while employers across much of China wer...
10 Jul, 2023, 11.13 AM IST
Heat waves, floods and heavy rain: India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn expertsThe spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds blow across swathes of north India, ...
16 May, 2022, 03.40 PM IST
Siberian temperatures hit June record, fires spread: EU dataTemperatures in Arctic Siberia soared to a record average for June amid a heat wave that is stoking some of the worst wildfires the region ...
07 Jul, 2020, 01.19 PM IST
Kashmir glaciers shrinking rapidly, says studyThe impact of climate change is being felt in Kashmir as snowfall has lowered over the years and glaciers are losing mass leading to reduce...
14 Aug, 2017, 06.33 PM IST
- NASA considers sending lander to Europa to search for life
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) NASA is set to open discussions about a study that has proposed a system capable of landing on Jupiter's icy moon...
11 Feb, 2017, 11.25 AM IST
This Material Wouldn't Melt, Even At The Center Of The EarthResearchers have discovered a new material that could break the record for the highest melting point of any substance known.
29 Jul, 2015, 12.21 PM IST
Meteorite's magnetic memory gives clues to Earth's futureThese 'nano-paleomagnetic' measurements, the highest-resolution paleomagnetic measurements ever made, were performed at the BESSY II synchr...
22 Jan, 2015, 06.09 PM IST
- 2010, 2005 tied as warmest years on record, says US
In a clear indication of global warming manifesting in extreme weather conditions - recall the heat wave in Moscow and the floods in Pakist...
14 Jan, 2011, 03.24 AM IST
- Saturday Kolkata’s hottest day in seven years
It was high noon. In the sky and on earth. And, anyone out on the streets of Kolkata as the sun beat down relentlessly was left thirsting f...
09 May, 2009, 09.32 PM IST
- Planet Earth's on the boil
Earth may be close to the warmest it has been in the last million years, especially in the part of the Pacific Ocean where potentially viol...
27 Sep, 2006, 12.12 AM IST