Antarctica penguins unable to return home due to iceberg grounding
The Adelie penguin population at the bay`s Cape Denison was measured to be about 160,000 in February 2011 but by December 2013 it had plunged to an estimated 10,000.
Feb 20, 2016, 11:06 AM IST
150,000 Antarctica penguins die after giant iceberg traps colony
The huge iceberg dubbed 'B09B' measuring about 100 square kilometres (38.6 square miles), became trapped in Commonwealth Bay in East Antarctica in December 2010.
Feb 15, 2016, 11:51 AM IST
150,000 Antarctica penguins die after iceberg grounding: Study
The B09B iceberg, measuring some 100 sq kms, grounded in Commonwealth Bay in East Antarctica in December 2010, researchers from Australia and New Zealand said.
Feb 14, 2016, 23:03 PM IST
Footballfield-sized balloon studying solar flares over Antarctica
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) Over the clear and calm skies over Antarctica, a large, helium-filled and footballfield-sized scientific balloon has started studying high-energy radiation released by solar
Jan 20, 2016, 19:20 PM IST
Forget Grand Canyon, world's largest canyon hidden under Antarctic!
The canyon system is made up of a chain of winding and linear features buried under several kilometres of ice in one of the last unexplored regions of the Earth's land surface - Princess Elizabeth Land (PEL) in East Antarctica.
Jan 14, 2016, 22:01 PM IST
East Antarctic Ice Sheet has remained frozen for 14 million years
Using an innovative technique to date one of Antarctica's ancient lake deposits, researchers have determined that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, or EAIS, has remained frozen for the past 14 million years.
Dec 16, 2015, 15:43 PM IST
Himalayan glaciers to ice in Antarctica!
The NASA study challenges the oft-repeated findings of the United Nation's panel on climate change, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that forecast a grim future for the melting ice sheets of the Antarctic.
Nov 08, 2015, 11:26 AM IST
China's 32nd Antarctic expedition to set out
The icebreaker "Xuelong" will carry a 277-member expedition team and cover about 30,000 nautical miles in the 159-day expedition.
Nov 05, 2015, 18:41 PM IST
Indian scientists have discovered extraordinary molecules literally from the cold
Indian expeditions to the Antarctica and the setting up of a specialised institution the National Centre for Antarctica and Ocean Research (NCAOR) in Goa have started yielding some results.
Nov 01, 2015, 09:20 AM IST
Ozone hole gets bigger, Earth to bear more UV damage
The 2015 Antarctic ozone hole area was larger and formed later than in recent years, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have said.
Oct 31, 2015, 00:31 AM IST
Vast Antarctic marine reserves in focus at Australia talks
Antarctica is one of the world's last untouched wildernesses and is critical for scientific research.
Oct 19, 2015, 14:06 PM IST
What would happen if we burned up all of Earth's fossil fuels?
If we were to burn all of the planet's fossil fuel reserves, we would be kissing Antarctica goodbye.
Sep 12, 2015, 10:28 AM IST
Antarctic Ocean increases absorption of CO2
Defying earlier fears, the Antarctic Ocean has been absorbing increasing amounts of carbon dioxide over the past decade, researchers reported Thursday.
Sep 11, 2015, 09:27 AM IST
