In 1926, Umberto Nobile flew to the North Pole with his beloved dog Titina, who two years later survived 49 days stranded on Arctic ice following a deadly airship crashAn Italian explorer's dog, Titina, sensed danger before an Arctic airship crash in 1928. The airship Italia crashed, leaving ten men and Ti...
19 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
Selling at higher levels turns 23,800 into key barrier for Nifty: AnalystsBenchmark Nifty closed lower last week. Analysts anticipate continued range-bound trading for Nifty this week. Trading strategies suggest b...
18 May, 2026, 05.47 AM IST
Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide D-Street action on MondayNifty broke below its 23,800–24,500 consolidation range, signalling near-term weakness, with resistance now seen at 23,800–24,000 and key s...
17 May, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
Why Don’t Polar Bears Slip on Ice? The Paw Adaptation RevealedPolar bears navigate icy terrains with remarkable confidence thanks to specialized paw pads. Tiny, tall bumps called papillae on their pads...
03 Mar, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventureChun Wang, a Chinese-born entrepreneur, hurtled into orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX’s Falcon rocket steered southward over ...
01 Apr, 2025, 08.02 AM IST
Polar bears struggling to adapt to longer ice-free Arctic periodsPolar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay risk starvation as climate change lengthens periods without Arctic Sea ice, despite the creatures' willi...
14 Feb, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
Global warming forced Greenland's polar bears to adapt: studyPolar bears in Greenland have shown flexibility in adapting their diet and habitat due to climate change. A recent study revealed that risi...
14 Dec, 2023, 11.16 PM IST
How global warming forced polar bears to adapt for survivalPolar bears in Greenland have shown considerable flexibility as climate change forced them to drastically adapt their diet and habitat, but...
30 Nov, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
Polar bear numbers in Greenland declining over last 20,000 years: StudyA new study has found that polar bear numbers in Greenland have been declining over the past 20,000 years due to rising sea temperatures. T...
11 Nov, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
Un-bearable? How global warming may cause mama polar bears to run out of milkOur research, published in Marine Ecology Progress Series, found that polar bear lactation is negatively affected by increased time spent o...
09 Oct, 2023, 05.54 PM IST
Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data12 Oct, 2020, 03.26 PM IST
Arctic ice melt doesn't boost sea levels, so do we care?The trend line is clear: sea ice extent has diminished 14 percent per decade over that period. The Arctic could see it's first ice-free sum...
22 Sep, 2020, 08.20 AM IST
Polar bears inspire novel heat insulating materialFor polar bears, the insulation provided by their fat, skin, and fur is a matter of survival in the frigid Arctic. For engineers, polar bea...
11 Jun, 2019, 12.43 PM IST
Polar bears starving due to climate change: StudyThe study revealed that polar bears have higher metabolic rates than previously thought, and the climate change is affecting their environm...
02 Feb, 2018, 05.05 PM IST
Why polar bears are making headlinesPolar Bears are staring at extinction if something is not done immediately. And this only makes it worse since reproduction is going to be ...
01 Feb, 2015, 05.40 AM IST
Loss of sea ice to impact polar bear populations by 2100Polar bears may face starvation and reproductive failure by the year 2100 due to heavy loss of Arctic sea ice, a new study has warned.
01 Dec, 2014, 03.21 PM IST
Genetic adaptation key to polar bears staying warmHow do polar bears keep warm in winter? It may be in their genes!
11 Feb, 2014, 05.16 PM IST