Beneath the icy silence of Antarctica lies a hidden world of seismic rumblings—and scientists now believe these frequent, small earthquakes may be the key to one of Earth’s most unexpected biological paradoxes: how such a frozen continent supports incredibly rich and diverse marine ecosystems.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a severe weather alert: heavy snow is expected to blanket Jammu & Kashmir starting Friday, January 23, 2026. With two back-to-back western disturbances, authorities are on high alert—and already, 232 pregnant women have been preemptively hospitalised in Kulgam to ensure their safety.
After an unusually warm Thursday, Delhi was hit by unexpected rain and thunderstorms on Friday, January 23, 2026, as an active western disturbance swept across the capital. The sudden shift has brought relief from the heat, slashed temperatures to a cool 18–20°C, and is expected to significantly improve the city’s notoriously poor air quality.
In a major development, the Commission for Air Quality Management has lifted the stringent GRAP Stage-III curbs in Delhi-NCR. But with air quality still in the ‘Moderate to Poor’ range, experts warn it’s too soon to celebrate. Here’s what this means for you.
In 1991, eight people were sealed inside a $150 million glass structure in the Arizona desert for two years. The goal was to create a self-sustaining ‘fake Earth,’ but the reality was far more chaotic and revealing than anyone imagined.
Nestled in northern Chile, the Atacama Desert holds the staggering title of the driest place on Earth. In some parts, it hasn’t rained for hundreds of years, creating a landscape so alien it’s used to test Mars rovers.