Devon Island: NASA uses Devon Island to study Mars, primarily because it’s barren and its freezing, polar desert conditions allow researchers to test next-generation rovers. It is located in the Canadian arctic archipelago, within the zone classified as the High Arctic. It is the world’s largest uninhabited island. Ellesmere Island lies to the north of […]
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Roopkund Lake
Roopkund Lake: Roopkund Lake, often called Skeleton Lake, is famous for the hundreds of human skeletons found around its icy waters. Roopkund, also known as the “lake of skeletons” is a glacial lake in Uttarakhand. It is surrounded by snow-capped peaks and lush green meadows. It is called the “lake of skeletons” as the glacial […]
Kharg Island
Kharg Island: The United States is considering seizing Iran’s Kharg Island to choke off the regime’s oil revenues, a US official has suggested. It is a small coral island in Iran in the northern Persian Gulf. This island is unique because it is one of the few islands in the Persian Gulf with freshwater, which […]
India to Build First Riverine Lighthouses on Brahmaputra River
India to Build First Riverine Lighthouses on Brahmaputra River: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stones for the country’s first riverine lighthouses on the Brahmaputra River. The project will establish four modern Riverine Lighthouses along National Waterway 2 (NW-2) at Pandu, Bogibeel, Silghat and Biswanath Ghat. These solar powered navigation structures aim to improve […]
Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently issued an urgent advisory, asking all Indian carriers to avoid flying through the West Asian and Persian Gulf airspace following escalating military tensions in the region. It is a marginal sea of the Indian Ocean, located in Western Asia. It is an extension of the […]
Kosi River
Kosi River: Over the past 200 years, the Kosi River has shifted its path westward by over 100 kilometres. It is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal, and India. It is a prominent tributary of the Ganges, also known as “Sorrow of Bihar” because of the big floods it can cause, especially in […]
Mars-Like Conditions in Salar de Pajonales
Mars-Like Conditions in Salar de Pajonales: Scientists discovered that in the Salar de Pajonales, a salt flat in the Atacama Desert, gypsum acts as a microscopic shield, protecting living microbes and preserving their ancient fossils. Salar de Pajonales is a large playa (salt flat) in northern Chile, situated on the western margin of the Altiplano-Puna […]
Sulawesi Island
Sulawesi Island: In a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, a hand stencil has been dated to at least 67,800 years ago, making it the oldest known example of rock art currently identified anywhere in the world. Sulawesi, formerly known as Celebes, is a large island in Southeast Asia, in the Indonesian archipelago. […]
Moist Heatwave
Moist Heatwave: Research showed that timings and locations of the moist heatwaves are controlled by the active and break periods of the southwest monsoon (SWM) season and can be predicted weeks in advance. Moist heatwaves are triggered by a combined impact of high temperatures and elevated humidity levels in the atmosphere. The best way to […]
Peatlands
Peatlands: Researchers found that two lakes namely Mai Ndombe and Tumba in the Democratic Republic of Congo are releasing carbon that has been locked away for thousands of years in surrounding peatlands. Peatlands are terrestrial wetland ecosystems in which waterlogged conditions prevent plant material from fully decomposing. Consequently, the production of organic matter exceeds its […]
