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Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
A 1986 Iceberg Is Disappearing at Last, Unveiling a Rare and Mesmerizing Blue GlowIceberg A-23A, once the largest on Earth, is nearing its end as vibrant aquamarine meltwater pools form on its surface. These blue spots, a...
Antarctica Was Hiding an Entire Landscape Under Its Ice, and Scientists Just Found ItScientists have unveiled an unprecedentedly detailed map of Antarctica's hidden landmass, revealing complex topography like sharp ridges an...
Antarctica’s Ice Is Rising and Falling And Satellites Know WhyAntarctica's seemingly frozen surface is actually rising and falling by centimeters, revealing a hidden network of active subglacial lakes ...
The Ozone hole has shown measurable long-term recovery following the Montreal ProtocolEarth's protective ozone layer is showing clear signs of recovery, a testament to the success of the 1987 Montreal Protocol. Scientists con...
Antarctica Has 85 Newly Discovered ‘Active Lakes’ Beneath the Ice; Satellites Reveal a Hidden Water WorldScientists have discovered 85 new active subglacial lakes beneath Antarctica, bringing the total to 231. These lakes fill, drain, and shift...
Antarctic Ozone Hole Shrinks to Smallest Since 2019, Scientists SayThe Antarctic ozone hole has shrunk to its smallest and shortest-lived size since 2019, offering encouraging evidence that international ef...
Isro set for major milestone in earth observation with NISAR, an India-Nasa joint missionISRO is preparing to launch the NISAR satellite, a joint Earth observation mission with NASA, on July 30. The satellite, equipped with dual...
Volcano of Riches: This mountain spits out gold valued at Rs 5 lakh every dayMount Erebus, Antarctica’s southernmost active volcano, stands out not only for its continuous eruptions but also for its unusual emission ...
A23a iceberg: All about the world's largest iceberg, three times the size of New York City that is on the move after 37 yearsIn the frigid expanses of the Southern Ocean, a colossal natural phenomenon has captured the attention of scientists, environmentalists, an...
Antarctica's Ozone hole grows to record size, worrying expertsNew observations from the Copernicus Sentinel 5P Satellite show that the ozone hole over Antarctica is expanding rapidly, reaching unpreced...
1st ever dead satellite gets assisted reentry to Earth to avoid space debrisThe European Space Agency's (ESA) Aeolus has become the first ever dead satellite that was assisted back to earth in a bid to avoid space d...
- Earth had second-warmest March on record: Monitor
Antarctic glaciers flow faster in summers, exhibiting seasonal behaviour: Study
Ozone hole over Antarctica larger than usual, scientists sayThe European Union's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said Thursday that the so-called ozone hole, which appears every year during ...
Nasa set to launch space laser to track Earth's melting ice- NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth's changing ice
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) NASA is launching a laser-armed satellite next month that will measure -- in unprecedented detail -- changes in t...
- Antarctic ice shelf rift gets second branch
London, May 3 (IANS) A big crack in an Antarctica ice shelf now has a second branch, researchers revealed after studying the latest satelli...
- Sea ice in Arctic and Antarctic hit record lows in November
New York, Dec 7 (IANS) Warm temperatures have led to record decline in the extent of sea ice in the Arctic and off the coast of Antarctica ...
- 'Snout' of Dakshin Gangotri glacier receding
The 'snout' of the Dakshin Gangotri glacier is receding at an average rate of .70 metres per annum, according to a study conducted by India...