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Bulgarian naval research vessel to come back from Antarctica to official w
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to preliminary plans, RSV 421, which sailed on December 27 from Varna Marine Station, will dock there again at 10:00 am on May 2.
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WMO annual report highlights continuous advance of climate change
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Droughts, floods and heatwaves affected communities on every continent and cost many billions of dollars. Antarctic sea ice fell to its lowest extent on record and the melting of some European glaciers was, literally, off the charts.
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Deep ocean currents near Antarctica on the verge of collapsing: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Scientists believe that the deep ocean circulation that forms around Antarctica is on the verge of collapsing. Such decline of this ocean circulation will stagnate the bottom of the oceans and generate further impacts affecting climate and marine ecosystems for centuries to come.
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Deep ocean currents around Antarctica headed for collapse: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Such decline of this ocean circulation will stagnate the bottom of the oceans and generate further impacts affecting climate and marine ecosystems for centuries to come.
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Satellites observe speed-up of glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Leeds, has used more than 10,000 satellite images, taken above the Antarctic Peninsula between 2014 and 2021, to understand how the flow of glaciers into the waters around the Antarctic alters during colder and warmer periods.
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Green India Challenge reaching new heights, 'Inspiring' Environment Flag h
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Green India Challenge, which has been launched with the objective to nurture the Nature and Environment better and providing clean air to mankind, touched another height after its emblematic flag was hoisted on the peak of highest mountain in Antarctica.
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Study reveals influence of krill availability on humpback whale pregnancie
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Scientists show reduced krill supplies lead to fewer pregnancies in humpback whales, a finding that could have major implications for industrial krill fishing. Data from Antarctica show more humpback whales get pregnant after years with abundant krill than after years when krill were less pl
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Meteorite hunters find 17-pound space rock in Antarctica
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons it's bitterly cold, remote, and wild. However, it's one of the best places in the world to hunt for meteorites. That's partly because Antarctica is a desert, and its dry climate limits the degree of weathering the meteorites experience
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Fossils reveal dinosaurs of prehistoric Patagonia: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous, just before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct. The fossils represent the first record of theropods, a dinosaur group that includes both modern birds and their closest non-avian dinosau
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Current Antarctic conservation efforts insufficient to avoid biodiversity
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Existing conservation efforts are insufficient to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and population declines are likely for 65 per cent of the continent's plants and wildlife by the year 2100, according to a study
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Study identifies new cause for melting Antarctic ice shelves
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered a process that can contribute to the melting of ice shelves in the Antarctic. An international team of scientists found that adjacent ice shelves play a role in causing instability in others downstream.
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Mammoth DNA found in sediments likely came from long-dead animals: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Precisely when mammoths went extinct has fascinated paleontologists for generations, perhaps because their decline coincided with the arrival of people to North and South America.
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