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After shooting across the African grasslands, SS Rajamouli is taking his globetrotting epic ‘Varanasi’ to a place very few have gone before – Antarctica. The filmmaker and his cast, comprising of Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj, head to the frozen subcontinent to shoot a portion of the film, which will also be a first…
On 17 February 2026, a rare annular solar eclipse is set to streak across the icy expanse of Antarctica. Not many people will see the full spectacle, but it has already caught the attention of astronomers, photographers, and casual sky-watchers alike. The Moon will slide in front of the Sun, but not completely, and that’s…
NEW DELHI: A patient thousands of kilometres away in Antarctica was examined by doctors sitting in Delhi — not through a video call, but via a live ultrasound scan. The demonstration by doctors at AIIMS shows how specialist medical care can be delivered across continents.At AIIMS Research Day 2026, doctors remotely controlled an ultrasound probe…
Each summer, the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica turns a brighter shade of green. Vast blooms of phytoplankton spreading across the water, forming the base of one of the most important marine food webs on the planet. These blooms also play a role in drawing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. For years, scientists have explained…
In Antarctica, penguins do not lay their eggs at random. Their breeding cycles are precisely timed with the seasons, so chicks hatch when conditions are best to favour their survival. Such careful synchronisation is crucial in one of the most inhospitable regions on the planet. Yet human-driven climate change now threatens to disrupt this delicate…
This year’s ozone hole over Antarctica has shown signs of steady recovery, ranking as the fifth smallest since 1992, according to Nasa and Noaa (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists. Early observations suggest the hole is breaking up nearly three weeks earlier than in previous years, reflecting the long-term impact of global efforts to reduce…
