Heat over ice

Science shatters myth

Life in the deep sea

Antarctica's violent past

The biggest icy continent was rocked by a huge volcanic eruption

Precious metals unearthed

Future forecasts

Bacteria in glaciers

The lost world

A continent rose thrice above the Indian Ocean, only to disappear beneath the waves each time

Warm without carbon dioxide

CO 2 had nothing to do with the Miocene era global warming

Going round and round

Earth is getting wider near the equator

Treasure down under

The discovery of mineral deposits on the sea bed off the Andamans could signal a treasure hunt for precious metals

Charred to extinction

Methane reserves set the air ablaze and roasted alive several species, including the dinosaurs

Predicting eruptions

New equipment could provide ample warning of volcanic activity

Help on-line

A new cyclone prediction model will indicate the severity of a cyclone at least 12 hours in advance

Swelling seas

Scientists say the rise in sea levels in 1998 may have been due to El Nio