Articles about Antarctica
22 Dec 2021
How Royal Enfield Himalayan reached the South Pole
Chennai-based Royal Enfield is celebrating its 120th anniversary in style.
04 Dec 2021
Solar eclipse 2021: NASA scientists explain 8 myths and facts
Several parts of the world will witness a solar eclipse Saturday as the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow on some areas of our planet, blocking the Sun's light.
20 May 2021
World's largest iceberg breaks off from the Antarctica
An enormous slab of ice, almost four times the size of New York City, has broken off the coast of Antarctica, becoming the largest iceberg currently afloat in the world.
23 Dec 2020
COVID-19 has reached Antarctica, the last untouched continent
The coronavirus pandemic has reached Antarctica, which had thus far been free of the deadly virus.
01 Sep 2020
Ed Sheeran, Cherry Seaborn welcome their first child
Ed Sheeran is now a dad! He has shared this happy news on his Instagram handle today.
15 Jun 2020
SSR leaves behind an incomplete bucket list of 50 dreams
A talented actor with a charming personality and an infectious smile, Sushant Singh Rajput bid an early adieu as he passed away on Sunday at age 34.
07 Jun 2020
This place has the cleanest air on Earth
In urban regions, human activities have dealt a serious blow to the environment.
16 Dec 2019
Cool facts about penguins you should know
Penguins are birds. But they can't fly.
14 Dec 2019
Five cool facts about penguins you should know
Penguins are birds. But they can't fly.
13 Dec 2019
Earth's deepest point on land found hidden under Antarctica's ice-sheet
For decades, scientists have wondered what lies beneath the ice sheets of Antarctica. Well, as per new findings, the White continent has been hiding a whole lot from us.
20 Jan 2019
Meet Aparna Kumar, first female IPS-officer to reach South Pole
They say impossible actually means "I am possible" and Aparna Kumar has proved it. Last Sunday, Kumar became the first female IPS officer to conquer the South Pole.
03 Jul 2018
To meet water-demands, UAE eyeing to tow icebergs from Antarctica
The threat posed by depletion of water resources is real. While conserving water and harvesting rain-water are suggested to evade a crisis, a firm in UAE has set on an astounding path.
02 Apr 2018
Her family wanted her married. She went to Antarctic instead
Meena Rajput, a 37-year-old British-Indian woman, is on her way back from a three-month expedition in the Antarctic, documenting its unique wildlife to create earth's largest protected area, an ocean sanctuary.
18 Mar 2018
56-year-old scientist ISRO's first woman to spend a-year in Antarctica
Fifty-six-year-old ISRO scientist Mangala Mani had never visited a place with snow. And temperatures in Antarctica can fall to a chilling -90 degrees Celsius.
03 Nov 2017
First Indian "under-ice mooring" in Antarctica to be launched soon
A 43-scientist team from Goa-based National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) is reportedly undertaking the first Indian "under-ice mooring" expedition to the Southern Ocean in December.
12 Aug 2017
106-year-old cake still edible, but would you eat it?
Conservators from the Antarctic Heritage Trust have uncovered a British fruitcake that is 106 years old from Antarctica.
12 Jul 2017
1 trillion ton iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
One of the ten biggest icebergs ever recorded by scientists has split off from Antarctica's Larsen C section of the Larsen ice shelf.
26 Jun 2017
India is creating its own 'Antarctica Law'
Antarctica might be an almost uninhabitable, ice-covered landmass now but with the rise in world's population, soon there will come a day when it'll see more human presence, over-exploitation of fisheries and perhaps criminal activities.
20 May 2017
"Antarcticans" gather at the National Polar Science Seminar
At a conference in Sada, nestled in the quiet town of Vasco in Goa, gathered a congregation of "Antarcticans", a term used for people who have explored the desolate continent.
14 Dec 2016
Remembering the first expedition to the South Pole
14 December, 1911 was the first time an expedition successfully reached the South Pole.
29 Oct 2016
World's largest marine protected area declared in Antarctic Ocean
Delegates from the European-Union and 24 nations have agreed to create the world's largest marine protected area in Antarctica's Ross Sea.
