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Whale-watching cruises take off Rio de Janeiro coast, begin captivating tourists

Published on Jun 22, 2024 10:52 IST

A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) jumps at the coast of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. From Antarctica to Brazil: Humpback whale-watching draw tourists to Rio de Janeiro

India to discuss new research station in Antarctica at Kerala climate meeting

The number of visitors is likely to hit 100,000 this season. (AP)

Updated on May 28, 2024 21:24 IST

Window on the word: Why do accents form and why do they matter?

(Images: Adobe Stock; Imaging: Monica Gupta)

Updated on Mar 30, 2024 08:06 IST

Iran claims Antarctica; US State Department responds to safety challenge

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani vs Joe Biden

Published on Feb 15, 2024 14:09 IST

Scientists study levels of toxic mercury in Antarctic seals, whales

A leopard seal

Published on Feb 7, 2024 04:49 IST

Antarctic volcano may hold clues to life on Mars

This NASA photo obtained May 23, 2021 shows NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter as it lands with a soft bounce

Published on Feb 2, 2024 18:13 IST

Cracks in the ice: A continental shift in Antarctica

Tourists and Adelie penguins at Seymour Island. Over 1 lakh tourists visited Antarctica in 2023. (Getty Images)

Updated on Feb 2, 2024 15:03 IST

The great defrost: Mridula Ramesh, on the perils of a melting Antarctica

Sea ice reached a new low last year – the fourth new low here in seven years. The continent of ice is crumbling at its edges. One of these chunks is A23a (see aerial view above). The world’s largest iceberg – about four times the size of Delhi – is currently drifting and melting into the Southern Ocean. (Courtesy Ian Strachan / Eyos Expedition)

Updated on Mar 2, 2024 07:04 IST

Decade-long data from Antarctic station released

The findings are based on recordings between 2010 and 2022 at the Bharati station. (HT Archive)

Updated on Dec 27, 2023 20:05 IST

Explained: How is world's largest iceberg drifting away from Antarctica?

The world's largest iceberg named A23a in Antarctica. (Reuters)

Updated on Nov 28, 2023 04:15 IST

World's largest iceberg breaks free, heads toward Southern Ocean

A satellite imagery of the world's largest iceberg, named A23a, seen in Antarctica. (Reuters)

Published on Nov 25, 2023 06:12 IST

New research reveals crucial insights on Antarctic ozone hole

Representational Picture

Published on Nov 21, 2023 16:36 IST

Antarctica's lost world: Ancient landscape formed by rivers revealed under ice

An illustration shows how a landscape the size of Belgium located in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica would appear if the thick ice sheet covering it were lifted away. The landscape was discovered by scientists who used airborne ice penetrating radar measurements and satellite observations.

Published on Oct 25, 2023 09:28 IST

Sexual harassment thrives at Antarctica's McMurdo base, women's reports downplay

A sign is photographed at McMurdo Station on Dec. 4, 2018. The Associated Press found a pattern of women working in Antarctica who said their claims of sexual harassment or assault had been minimized by their employers. The AP investigation came after the National Science Foundation published a report in 2022 in which 59% of women said they'd had a negative experience of harassment or assault while on the ice. (National Science Foundation via AP)

Published on Aug 27, 2023 05:06 IST

Watch: Russian scientists produce watermelons at ‘coldest place on Earth’

This could be positive news for the scientists residing in the region's challenging environment, as they will have a new food variety.

Published on Aug 4, 2023 16:48 IST

Antarctic sea ice has shrunk by an area nine times the size of Britain

Whatever is making the Antarctic more volatile—and thus vulnerable—is cause for concern.

Published on Jun 27, 2023 18:44 IST

Mountain peaks three to four times higher than Mt. Everest found under ocean

A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs near the town of Kulusuk, in eastern Greenland on Aug. 15, 2019.

Published on Jun 10, 2023 14:52 IST

Xi projects dominance in Indian Ocean, names 19 sea bed features

File photo of Wang Yuan 5 ballistic missile tracking sea surveillance ship at Sri Lanka Hambantota Port in August 2022.

Published on Apr 17, 2023 01:30 IST

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern talks climate change crisis- in Antarctica

Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, second right, with her partner Clarke Gayford.

Published on Oct 27, 2022 06:08 IST

Onam celebrations in Antarctica: Anand Mahindra calls viral video ‘Outstanding’

Screengrab of the viral video.

Published on Sep 21, 2022 05:40 IST

Antarctica's 'Doomsday glacier' rapidly melting: What study means for the world

Antarctica's Thwaites glacier: Antarctica's Thwaites glacier melting could severely raise global sea levels.

Updated on Sep 15, 2022 09:49 IST

Did late cretaceous host icy conditions in Antarctica? Scientists answer

Emperor penguins are seen in Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica April 10, 2012.

Published on Sep 12, 2022 12:02 IST

Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought

An aerial view of the 200-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) front of the Getz Ice Shelf with cracks, in Antarctica, in this 2016 handout image.

Published on Aug 11, 2022 09:34 IST

Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal

AFP Photo

Published on Mar 22, 2022 02:56 IST

Lenin in Antarctica: Is this the loneliest statue in the world?

(Wikimedia Commons)

Updated on Feb 12, 2022 13:30 IST

Covid-19 hits research base in Antarctica, 9 unvaccinated staff evacuated

Nine members of the Argentine base La Esperanza, in Antarctica, had to be evacuated to Buenos Aires due to an outbreak of Covid-19.

Published on Jan 21, 2022 05:23 IST

Invasive species, growing human activity threatens Antarctica's ecosystems

An iceberg floats in Andvord Bay, Antarctica

Published on Nov 20, 2021 08:59 IST

Hole in ozone layer over Southern Hemisphere now larger than Antarctica

European Space Agency (ESA) shows a map of the ozone hole over the South Pole on 16 September 2021.

Published on Sep 17, 2021 12:24 IST

Scientists from Punjab University discover new plant species in Antarctica

The Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity successfully accepted the research paper for publication this week. Image courtesy: Twitter

Updated on Jul 9, 2021 02:17 IST

Antarctica hits record temperature of 18.3°C, UN confirms report

The Antarctic Peninsula is among the fastest-warming regions of the planet, almost 3°C over the last 50 years, the UN agency said.

Published on Jul 2, 2021 24:42 IST

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