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Antarctica is in the middle of winter right now. Scientists are worried about a France-sized stretch of ocean where ice is failing to form- 500 hidden earthquakes beneath Antarctica, and the strangest ones are shaking the middle of a tectonic plate where deep quakes were not supposed to happen
- These strange pink rocks in Antarctica just revealed a massive hidden granite giant beneath the ice
- How a deadly hantavirus outbreak unfolded on a cruise ship for weeks before it was identifiedA rare hantavirus outbreak sickened passengers and crew on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina. Three people have died, and one is in inte...06 May, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
- Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Spain after permission granted to dock in Canary IslandsA luxury cruise ship, the MV Hondius, is en route to Spain's Canary Islands after a deadly hantavirus outbreak, which has claimed at least ...06 May, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
- Hantavirus scare: Evacuations planned as suspected outbreak traps 150 on ship off Cape VerdeMedics are working to evacuate two individuals with hantavirus symptoms from a luxury cruise ship off West Africa after an outbreak claimed...05 May, 2026, 07.01 AM IST
- A Giant Rock Structure Beneath Antarctica Could Potentially Affect Sea LevelsScientists have uncovered a massive 100 km wide, 7 km thick granite structure beneath Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, formed approximatel...13 Mar, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
- A Rainforest Once Covered West Antarctica: Sediment Cores Reveal How It VanishedAstonishingly, dense temperate rainforests once flourished near the South Pole 90 million years ago. Fossil evidence from seabed cores reve...01 Mar, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
- Antarctica to lose its entire ice? Scientists warn the frozen continent is on the brink of collapse, alarming changes will leave you stunnedAntarctica faces abrupt and irreversible changes impacting ice sheets, oceans, and ecosystems. Scientists warn of global consequences for s...07 Nov, 2025, 09.15 AM IST
- ‘Doomsday’ glacier set to melt faster, swell seas as world heats upNew research by British and American scientists indicates that tidal action under the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica will accelerate meltin...20 Sep, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
- Escalating temperature in Antarctica sparks global concern for climate changeThe escalating global temperatures have raised significant concerns, with scientists at the Concordia research station on the eastern edge ...08 Apr, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
- Doomsday Glacier may collapse sooner than expected as scientists reveal new findings; Details hereA new study suggests the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, known as the "Doomsday Glacier," may collapse sooner than expected, leading to a p...16 Feb, 2023, 08.21 PM IST
- Ocean warming in Antarctica will reduce marine diversitySydney, Sep 1 (IANS) An increase of just 1-2 degrees Celsius in shallow waters on the West Antarctic Peninsula has radically reduced marine...01 Sep, 2017, 02.12 PM IST
- Antarctic ice sheet a 'sleeping giant': ExpertResearch showed that if carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere continue increasing as predicted, the giant East Antarctic ice sheet will m...13 Mar, 2016, 03.08 PM IST
- Loss of ice in Antarctica may raise global sea level by three metres: StudyIn the first study of its kind, researchers were able to gauge how levels of ice covering the land have changed over hundreds of thousands ...04 Feb, 2016, 05.11 PM IST
- Ancient microbe colonies found living under 800 metres of ice in AntarcticIn a major breakthrough, scientists have finally proved that life exists in a lake buried under half a mile (800 meters) of ice on the west...22 Aug, 2014, 11.11 AM IST
- Antarctic winds could accelerate sea level riseChanges in the winds circling Antarctica may accelerate global sea level rise significantly more than previously estimated, a new research ...08 Jul, 2014, 06.50 PM IST
- Collapse of West Antarctic ice sheet has begun: StudyUniversity of Washington researchers have used detailed topography maps and computer modelling to confirm that the sheet has started to thi...15 May, 2014, 02.56 PM IST
- Antarctic ice sheet warming faster than thought: StudyThe West Antarctic Ice Sheet, whose melt currently contributes substantially to sea level rise each year, is warming twice as quickly as pr...24 Dec, 2012, 03.44 PM IST
- Major study doubles sea level rise projectionsDays before the Copenhagen climate conference kicks off, a major study by a group of 100 international scientists has said that sea levels ...02 Dec, 2009, 03.42 AM IST
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