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Topic: Arctic

A 65-day polar night has started in an Alaska town. What it is and how people cope

At the poles, it’s the season of the endless night and midnight sun. Why it happens.

Former Iceland PM backs stronger India-Nordic ‘partnerships’, says ‘Greenland not for sale’

In India for Arctic Circle India Forum, Katrín Jakobsdóttir highlights that the events impacting Arctic region affect agriculture in India & stressed the need for holistic climate mitigation.

Why Washington and Moscow dividing the Arctic is a real possibility

If Trump and Putin do begin negotiations over the Arctic, Europe may simply have to accept the end of the Arctic Council and circumpolar cooperation.

Iodine emissions depleting ozone near Earth’s surface, says study. And climate change is culprit

Global warming causing Arctic ice to melt allows more iodine in ocean to react with ozone near earth's surface, leading to ozone depletion, finds study published in Nature Geosciences.

The Arctic ‘ghost island’ mystery has baffled scientists for years. Now, they have answers

Several other small islands had been discovered in the northern Arctic over the decades, and then just disappeared.

Arctic heating up 4x as fast as rest of world: Finnish study claims ‘pace underestimated’ so far

Existing climate models weren't accurately capturing 'Arctic amplification', finds study by researchers at Finnish Meteorological Institute, published in Communications Earth & Environment.

Fossil leads to discovery of sabre-toothed predator & how fallen meteorites can be found using AI

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

What do sponges feed on in nutrient-poor Arctic? European study answers long-held mystery

The sponges, spanning 15 sq kms, were found on top of extinct underwater mountains. They were feeding on fossilised remains of a tube worm ecosystem from thousands of years ago.

38°C in Siberia is new Arctic temperature record, UN met body says it’s like Mediterranean

The World Meteorological Organization recorded the temperature at the Russian town of Verkhoyansk, 115 km north of the Arctic Circle, on 20 June 2020, and verified it now.

An ancient mammoth tusk buried deep in Pacific Ocean & ‘newcomer’ dwarf galaxies in Milky Way

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Camera

3 things Indian military must keep out of its reforms agenda

Over the next few years, there will be several unknown unknowns at all levels in the Indian Armed Forces, which could cause a high degree of churn.

Tanker with 600,000 barrels of Iranian crude shifts course from India to China midway

The shipment earlier bound for Gujarat’s Vadinar has changed course amid payment concerns; could still reach India if issues are resolved, according to Kpler.

India commissions its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine—INS Aridhaman

INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.