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After a lifetime of seeking out the next frontier, he believes filmmaking will be his final project. (Photo: AFP)

Mountaineer Reinhold Messner, and the art of not getting killed

After a lifetime of seeking out the next frontier, he believes filmmaking will be his final project.

15 Oct 2017 10:57 AM IST

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Massive hole reopens in Antarctic sea ice

This opening is known as a polynya.

13 Oct 2017 3:04 PM IST

The travel enthusiast clicked these penguins during his trip

An earnest globetrotter

With a burning love for exploration, Mohammed Rahim has already covered half the globe and isdetermined to travel until...

20 Jan 2018 12:05 AM IST

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Sea level rise is accelerating: study

This acceleration has the potential to double the total sea level rise by 2100.

13 Feb 2018 9:02 AM IST

Ball and colleagues encouraged other researchers to duplicate their results, and drive down the level of uncertainty. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ozone layer declining over populated zones: study

Two possible suspects for this worrying trend stand out, the study concluded.

7 Feb 2018 3:13 PM IST

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New research reveals sea levels rising rapidly

Even small changes in sea levels can lead to flooding and erosion.

19 April 2018 5:00 PM IST

NASA predicsts that as the immense iceberg now heads into warmer waters, it is likely to disappear. (Photo: Pixabay)

UAE to tow icebergs from Antarctica to its coasts for drinking water

Company is developing technology to reduce project costs, ensure zero ice melting during transport, facilitate...

2 July 2018 2:22 PM IST

The iceberg measures 1,582 square kilometres. (Photo: AFP)

Glacier split in Antarctica not caused by climate change

Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica- but it's normal.

2 Oct 2019 11:56 AM IST

Tanisha with others in Antartica

Amid criticism, 80,000 tourists visit Antarctica to swim with penguins

The colony of 2,500 penguins has been gradually declining over the years. It is not known if it is the fault of...

29 Nov 2019 1:07 PM IST

A 50-seater plane of the Star Air will operate between Hindon and Hubli airports for three days in a week, the PRO said. (Photo: Representational)

Chilean military plane, headed to Antarctica with 38 on board, goes...

A state of alert was declared after communication with plane was lost, and a search and rescue team was activated.

10 Dec 2019 9:04 AM IST

They found the ice loss to be accelerating dramatically

Antarctica is losing ice 6 times faster today than in 1980s

Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, a new study shows

15 Jan 2019 1:02 PM IST

Mercer will be the second subglacial lake after Whillans in 2013.

Scientists to explore underneath of Antarctica ice sheet

Scientist in search of microbes and living things under mercer subglacial lake.

5 Jan 2019 3:50 PM IST