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Melting of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier “Doomsday Glacier”

April 13, 2021

The researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden recently used an uncrewed submarine to go under the Thwaites Glacier to make observations. According to the researchers, the melting of the glacier is worse than previously thought. The Thwaites Glacier is ..

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40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica

January 5, 2021

The Government of India recently launched the 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. Which ministry launched the Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica? Ministry of Earth science.  Which vessel has been deployed for the 40th Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica? Ice ..

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Tristan da Cunha becomes the largest Marine Protection Zone of Atlantic Ocean

November 16, 2020

The isolated UK overseas territory of Tristan da Cunha was declared the largest fully protected Marine reserve of Atlantic Ocean. This will prohibit sand extraction, bottom trawling fishing and deep-sea mining in more than 90% of waters of the territory. ..

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NASA: Earth Surface Mass has deviated

November 10, 2020

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently announced that the Earth Mass has deviated in August 2020 as compared to that of 2004-09. According to NASA, the sea level increase may be due to the change in earth mass. Findings ..

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Gold Nanoparticles from Antarctic Bacteria helps in Clinical trials

June 29, 2020

The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research and the Goa University have synthesized gold nano particles. They have synthesized the particles using psychrotolerant Antarctic bacteria. Highlights The scientists have adopted a non-toxic, eco-friendly and low-cost method to synthesize the ..

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68 Million Years Old Egg discovered from Antarctica

June 20, 2020

In 2011, on the Seymour Island of Antarctica, a group of scientists from South American Nation Chile discovered a fossil 200 meters away from the spot where the fossil of a 10-meter long Mosasaur (an ancient reptile) was unearthed. The ..

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