A Canadian lake shaped like an emoji suddenly drained dry in a geological event rarely seen on EarthLake Rouge in Quebec catastrophically drained in May 2025 due to a landslide and outburst flood, leaving a barren crater. This rare event w...
18 May, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
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
Rainbow coloured phantom lakes appear beside Namibia’s Great White Place in stunning satellite imagesAstronauts captured a stunning display of vibrant, shimmering lakes in Namibia's Etosha Pan, a rare event following heavy flooding. These e...
08 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
In 1908, George McJunkin Found Ancient Bones After a Flood And Rewrote American HistoryA storm in 1908 unearthed ancient bones near Folsom, New Mexico. Cowboy George McJunkin recognized their importance. Archaeologists later f...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Karma, climate and consequences: As the Char Dham Yatra reopens, a warming Himalaya reveals karma in its oldest public senseA road journey through Uttarakhand’s mountain towns reveals a deeper shift in both climate and pilgrimage. Unusual heat, felt by locals as ...
12 Apr, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
From Dirt to Discovery: How Cave Sediments Are Revealing Ice Age Species Without BonesResearchers are now analyzing ancient DNA found in soil to identify extinct species, revolutionizing prehistoric ecosystem research. This i...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
Ancient Scottish rocks challenge the ‘Snowball Earth’ theory and reshape our view of early climateSnowball Earth: Researchers at the University of Southampton have revealed evidence that Earth’s climate continued to fluctuate during the ...
26 Feb, 2026, 08.04 PM IST
Earth’s compass in crisis? Scientists warn North Pole could drift nearly 90 feet by 2100, spelling chaos for GPS, satellites, and global navigation systemsDue to accelerating ice melt from climate change, the North Pole could shift nearly 90 feet by 2100. This shift, driven by a redistribution...
09 Apr, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
New study explores how the sun’s galactic path may have plunged earth into ice agesA new study published in Nature Astronomy suggests that the solar system's passage through a dense interstellar cloud around two million ye...
11 Jun, 2024, 04.21 PM IST
Climate explained: What is an ice age and how often do they happen?Ice ages are not uniformly cold. There can be colder and warmer periods during the overall ice-age period. Colder periods lead to more exte...
30 Sep, 2021, 01.42 PM IST
- CO2 in oceans sets off an ice age every 100,000 years
London, Oct 30 (IANS) Oceans may be responsible for making the Earth move in and out of ice ages every 100,000 years, finds a study.
30 Oct, 2016, 01.52 PM IST
Mountain ranges respond to Earth's climate: StudyErosion caused by glaciation during ice ages can wear down mountains faster than plate tectonics can build them, the researchers said.
01 Dec, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
- Global wind shifts ended last Ice Age?
Scientists have claimed that global wind shifts many have ushered in a warmer climate and the birth of human civilisation at the end of the...
27 Jun, 2010, 10.48 PM IST
- Carbon 'burp' from ocean started global warming
Scientists have claimed that a huge carbon "burp" from deep ocean kick-started global warming at end of the last Ice Age some 18,000 years ...
28 May, 2010, 12.11 PM IST
- Forget warming, greenhouse gases may trigger ice age
Filling the atmosphere with greenhouse gases associated with global warming could push the planet into a new ice age, scientists have warne...
05 Jan, 2009, 12.28 AM IST