A duo of killer whales, acting in coordinated efforts, have been targeting and killing great white sharks along a segment of the South African coast since at least 2017. They primarily seek out the nutrient-rich livers of these sharks, leaving the rest of the carcass behind. Scientists have been studying this unusual hunting behavior, which …
Turkish researchers have asserted that Antarctica has experienced ice loss equivalent to the size of Turkey within just the last three years. Their findings have been derived from analyzing data collected by UAVs and satellites as well as monitoring atmospheric water vapor levels. The analysis reveals a staggering disappearance of ice covering an area exceeding …
In a perplexing and worrisome turn of events, an unmanned submersible named Ran has gone missing during its mission to explore the Thwaites Glacier, ominously referred to as the Doomsday Glacier, located in Antarctica. This unexpected disappearance poses a significant setback for the scientific community, particularly those studying the potential impacts of this glacier on …
Brussels Last year was the planet’s hottest on record by a substantial margin and likely the world’s warmest in the last 1,00,000 years, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on January 9. Scientists had widely expected the milestone after climate records were repeatedly broken. Since June, every month has been the world’s …