White House invite to PM Modi has flouted protocol, says Ex DiplomatFormer Diplomat Veena Sikri highlights protocol concerns regarding an invitation for Prime Minister Modi. She notes renewed US interest in ...
25 May, 2026, 07.55 AM IST
‘Zombie Worm’ awakens after 24,000 years: Scientists revive a frozen worm that can survive freezing, starvation and even reproduce without partner‘Zombie Worm’ revived by scientists: A 24,000-year-old microscopic worm, a bdelloid rotifer, has been revived from Siberian permafrost, ast...
13 May, 2026, 04.34 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
A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industryKaktovik, Alaska, a village near the Arctic Circle, is planning to restart polar bear tourism. The village, which hosted thousands of touri...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
After Iran ceasefire, is Trump turning to Greenland again? His remarks spark fresh buzzTrump Greenland move 2026: After Iran ceasefire, is President Donald Trump shifting focus to Greenland again? Fresh remarks spark global ge...
08 Apr, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
The mysterious black dust speeding up Arctic ice melt: What’s behind it?Arctic faces a new threat. Soot from Canada's massive wildfires darkens ice and snow. This speeds up melting. The albedo effect worsens war...
07 Jul, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
Scientists issue dire warning for humanity: Arctic Ocean's ice-free days just three years awayA new study warns that the Arctic Ocean could experience its first ice-free day as early as 2027, a dramatic consequence of accelerated ice...
07 Dec, 2024, 09.56 PM IST
Arctic ice hits its minimum for the year: What's driving the overall decline?In recent years, Arctic sea ice levels have been at their lowest since at least 1850 for the annual mean and in at least 1,000 years for la...
24 Sep, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
Arctic has warmed three times faster than Earth since 1971: ReportThe Arctic warmed three times faster than the planet as a whole between 1971 and 2019, a higher rate than previously thought, a scientific ...
20 May, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
Study says the speed of ice loss is increasing, Earth losing 1.3 trillion tonnes a yearThe researchers noted that ice melt across the globe raises sea levels, increases the risk of flooding to coastal communities, and threaten...
25 Jan, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
Arctic sea ice decline slows down temporarily: NasaAs temperatures in the Arctic have warmed at double the pace of the rest of the planet, the expanse of frozen seawater that blankets the Ar...
09 Dec, 2018, 04.30 PM IST
- Global warming may explain Arctic's green ice
New York, March 31 (IANS) Global warming may be responsible for massive blooms of phytoplankton growing under Arctic sea and more blooms in...
31 Mar, 2017, 10.52 AM IST
- Arctic ice cover reaches second lowest minimum on record
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) The 2016 Arctic sea ice cover tied with 2007 for the second lowest yearly minimum on record, according to a new r...
16 Sep, 2016, 06.10 PM IST
Arctic sea ice wintertime extent hits record low: NASAArctic sea ice appears to have reached a record low wintertime maximum extent for the second year in a row, according to NASA scientists.
29 Mar, 2016, 01.43 PM IST
Greenland melting tied to shrinking Arctic sea iceA new study has found that the shrinking Arctic sea ice during summers enhances the flow of warm, moist air over Greenland, increasing the ...
28 Mar, 2016, 07.03 PM IST
Scientists stunned as Arctic ice cover plummets to record lowIn what is being described as a global disaster, Arctic sea ice has fallen to its minimum extent for the year, covering just 3.41 million s...
20 Sep, 2012, 02.47 PM IST
An ice-free Arctic this year?Ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole in 2008 itself, giving evidence to the process of global warming.
28 Jun, 2008, 02.01 AM IST