arctic circle

Discover incredible snow animals thriving in Earth's coldest regions. From the Arctic's tusked Narwhal to Emperor Penguins braving winter, and the camouflaged Arctic Fox, these creatures showcase remarkable adaptations. Learn about the Antarctic Icefish with its antifreeze protein, the powerful Polar Bear, and the ancient Musk Ox with its insulating qiviut, all masters of icy survival.

Earth's colossal lakes, some visible from space, are inland oceans shaping local weather and holding vital freshwater. From the brackish Caspian Sea to the immense Lake Superior, these giants are crucial for environments and economies.

Discover communities in Earth's coldest corners where life thrives despite bone-chilling temperatures. From Siberia's Oymyakon and Verkhoyansk to Alaska's Utqiagvik and India's Drass, resilient people build lives, traditions, and warmth against extreme cold. These places showcase humanity's stubborn will to endure and find comfort even in the iciest silence.

Discover the colossal meteorites that dwarf typical museum displays, with some weighing up to 60 tons. These massive iron and nickel fragments, like the immovable Hoba in Namibia and Argentina's El Chaco, offer insights into the early solar system. Their survival is attributed to the durability of iron meteorites during atmospheric entry.

Planes favour Arctic routes over Antarctic ones due to shorter great circle paths, driven by Northern Hemisphere city layouts and high demand. Safety regulations, available diversion airports in the Arctic, and less extreme weather also contribute. Antarctica lacks the necessary infrastructure, demand, and favourable conditions for regular commercial flights, making it a riskier proposition.

The Batagaika Crater in Siberia, a massive thermokarst formation, is expanding due to thawing permafrost, revealing ancient geological and biological records. This "Door to the Underworld" serves as a critical natural laboratory, offering insights into Earth's past climate and acting as a stark warning of accelerating permafrost melt driven by climate change and past deforestation.

Covering 4% of Earth's surface, the arctic circle is a region of extremes, home to diverse wildlife and human settlements across eight countries. Governed by the Arctic Council, the area’s landscapes and phenomena, like the Northern Lights, continue to captivate despite its boundaries receding annually due to axial tilt shifts.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon would travel to Austria, Norway, arctic circle and Switzerland later this week, his spokesperson has announced.

Massive nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling governance. Several million people turned out, from New York to San Francisco and many places in between.

Uncontrolled forest fires across one of the planet's coldest regions has sent a quarter of a billion tonnes of CO2 spiralling into the atmosphere since January this year, topping by more than a third the total for 2019, according to satellite data.

PUNE: Why not get adventurous this summer and make a trip to the arctic circle?

Denmark’s public broadcaster first published information about plans that included blowing up airfields if the US attempted to carry out an invasion.

President Pranab Mukherjee will become the first Indian head of state to cross the arctic circle when he visits Rovaniemi in Lapland, the so-called "official hometown of Santa Claus" during his visit to Finland and Norway.

Sonakshi Sinha was on a vacation to the arctic circle and she's certainly had the time of her life

Satellite observations show that since 1979, the amount of sea ice in the Arctic in September — the month when there is the least sea ice, before water starts freezing again — has declined by 13% per decade, the researchers said. Some models show ice-free Septembers as early as 2026, while others suggest the phenomenon will begin as late as 2132.

By covering a stretch of 2,792km in just four days, UK-based NRI Bharulata Kamble has become the first woman to cover the distance solo in the arctic circle.

In Norway's remote Longyearbyen, a unique law prohibits dying or being born due to permafrost preserving ancient viruses. Scientists discovered this when bodies from the 1918 Spanish flu still harbored the virus. Pregnant women and the terminally ill must travel to mainland Norway, highlighting the permafrost's potential global health threat.

Will Northern Lights illuminate UK skies tonight? Forecasters hint at rare widespread show

A new study of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, has found that abnormal air circulation patterns in two far-away regions — the Arctic and Eurasia — have links to fog over the Indo-Gangetic plains of north India.

The town of Utqiagvik, Alaska, formerly known as Barrow, has entered a 64-day period of polar night, with its last sunrise occurring on November 18. This phenomenon, caused by the Earth's tilt, plunges the town into darkness as the sun remains below the horizon for approximately two months each year.

Bharulata Kamble, who has set a world record by driving solo 32,000km and become the first woman to complete the 2,792km arctic circle, attributed the feat to her willpower. She has been spreading awareness about 'saving and educating girl child' over the span of 57 days, the statement said.

When President Pranab Mukherjee crossed the famed arctic circle on Thursday evening, becoming the first Indian head of state to do so, there was somebody even more famous eagerly awaiting to greet him with an unmistakable "Ho, ho, ho" deep-throated laugh.