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Research finds ice-free Antarctic area growth leads to unbalanced biodiver
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A study into the impact of global warming on the biodiversity of the Antarctic has identified how the predicted expansion of ice-free areas will impact native animals and plants, paving the way for the invasion of non-native species in Antarctica.
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Scientists uncover new deets on ice formation below the ocean surface
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Scientists have uncovered new details of how ice forming below the ocean surface in Antarctica provides cold dense water that sinks to the seabed in an important aspect of global water circulation.
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Scientists uncover evidence that the Late Cretaceous hosted icy conditions
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Let's pretend it's the Late Cretaceous, roughly 66 to 100 million years ago. We've got dinosaurs roaming the land and odd-looking early species of birds, although the shark as we know it is already swimming in the prehistoric oceans which cover 82% of Ear
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Researchers warn Antarctica's ice shelves can melt at accelerated rate
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Researchers have warned that Antarctica's ice shelves may be melting at an accelerated rate, which could eventually contribute to a more rapid sea level rise.
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How edtech is shaping the future and strengthening minds
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI/PNN): Traditionally dominated by classroom teaching and limited digital infrastructure, the education industry has transformed itself at a rapid pace due to COVID-19. The education system has been forced to evolve significantly. In particular, online educati
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Rajya Sabha passes Bill for protecting Antarctic environment
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 to assist in protecting the frozen continent where India operates research centres and is part of several scientific explorations.
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Lok Sabha passes Bill to form regulatory framework for India's Antarctic a
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 which aims to provide a regulatory framework for India's research activities in the Antarctic and protect the Antarctic ecosystem.
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Research: Ozone depletion over North Pole causes weather anomalies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], July 11 (ANI): Although the ozone hole over Antarctica is well known, few people are aware that the protective ozone in the stratosphere periodically breaks down over the Arctic, depleting the ozone layer there. Prior to that, it occurred in the spring of 2011 and most
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Large groups of southern fin whales documented in the Antarctic, after the
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): After blue whales, fin whales are the largest whales in the world and human beings have hunted both species to near-extinction. After the ban on commercial whaling in 1976, the stocks of these long-lived, but slow-growing creatures are rebounding: researchers h
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Scientists reveal large, year-round ozone hole over tropics
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): Scientists revealed a large, all-season ozone hole in the lower stratosphere over the tropics comparable in depth to that of the well-known springtime Antarctic hole, but roughly seven times greater in area. The observed data agree well with the cosmic-ray-driv
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Study finds Antarctic glaciers losing ice at fastest rate for 5,500 years
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): At the current rate of retreat the vast glaciers, which extend deep into the heart of the ice sheet, could contribute as much as 3.4 metres to global sea-level rise over the next several centuries.
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Scientists find climate change can actually accelerate ocean currents
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
San Diego (California) [US], April 23 (ANI): An international team led by researchers from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, used computer modelling simulations to discover that climate change is altering the mechanics of circulations on the oc
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