Everything you need to know about Pole: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Pole: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) India's status as an observer at the eight-nation Arctic Council will give it a chance to understand the ice cap's climate, which impacts the Indian monsoon, along with the possibility of exploring the mineral-rich North Pole and shorter shipping routes for future business, a senior official said.
Rome, May 18 (IANS) World No.3 Roger Federer moved one step closer to his first title this season when he beat Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (2) to advance to the semifinals of the Italian Open tennis.
London, May 7 (ANI): Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has thrown down the gauntlet to Tottenham Hotspur, saying that his side will come ahead of the Spurs in the Champions League, adding that the Spurs players are 'not good enough'.
London, May 5 (ANI): Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he will have full financial backing from his club's American owners if he manages to make a big-name signing for this season and keep United at the summit of English football.
Washington, April 21(ANI): Prince Harry would reportedly ski to the South Pole for a charity to help wounded servicemen and their families.
London, April 20 (IANS) Prince Harry will take part in a race to the South Pole as member of a team of wounded British servicemen and women, a media report said.
London, April 20 (ANI): Prince Harry has announced that he will be taking part in a 208-mile race across Antarctica with a team of wounded British servicemen and women in November and December.
Washington, Apr. 9 (ANI): When renowned explorer Richard E. Byrd returned from the first-ever flight to the North Pole in 1926, he sparked a controversy that remains today: Did he actually reach the pole?
Moscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has officially opened the Barneo-2013 drifting base in the Arctic, the Russian Geographical Society said.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Distant, dust-filled galaxies were bursting with newborn stars much earlier in cosmic history than previously thought, a new study suggests.
Washington, March 14 (ANI): New observations by a Caltech-led team have discovered dozens of starburst galaxies that were churning out stars when the universe was just a billion years old.
Indian Wells (California), March 13 (IANS) Top seed and former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus eased past Poland's Urszula Radwanska in straight sets to reach the last eight of WTA BNP Paribas Open here.
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): Defying his young age, seven-year-old Aaryan Balaji has added another record to his name by becoming youngest mountaineer to climb Africa's highest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro (5895 mtrs/ 19343 feet).
Washington, March 8 (ANI): A new research has warned that climate change could lead to dozens of species of lizards becoming extinct within the next 50 years.
Washington, Mar. 5 (ANI): Global warming will make frigid shipping routes much more accessible than ever imagined by melting an unprecedented amount of sea ice during the late summer, a new research has revealed.
London, Feb. 18 (ANI): Top Nascar driver and model Danica Patrick has become the first woman to achieve pole position for a cup race.
London, Feb. 13 (ANI): Kate Upton has revealed that she got frostbite after she shot her second Sports Illustrated cover in Antarctica.
London, February 11(ANI): Manned submersible vehicles and numerous teleoperated robots jointly conduct deep ocean exploration on Earth.
Berlin, Feb 10 (IANS) The South Pole is turning into a waste dump, with leftovers from experimental set-ups slowly decomposing. Mounds of rubbish, discarded oil cans, car batteries and some dangerous chemicals litter the South Pole, according to a report.
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Satellite images show that the recent ozone hole discovered over Antarctica was the smallest seen in the past decade.
Washington, February 8 (ANI): A new study may have solved the mystery of how salmon navigate across thousands of miles of open ocean to locate their river of origin before journeying upstream to spawn.
Wellington, Jan 24 (IANS) New Zealand mounted an international search operation Thursday for three Canadian men who were reported missing on a flight from the South Pole to the Italian base at Antarctica's Terra Nova Bay.
Washington, January 23(ANI): Super-TIGER, the balloon carrying the cosmic-ray detector, has set a new record by floating in the air 45 days serenely in the Antarctica.
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Former French Open champion Li Na knocked out fourth-seed Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets to reach her third Australian Open semifinal here Tuesday.
New York, Jan 19 (ANI): A council in Scotland has come under fire for offering free pole-dancing lessons and using books as tennis bats in a bid to encourage more people to visit libraries.
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) India's doubles specialists Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna won their first round matches with different partners while Somdev Devvarman lost a marathon battle against fancied Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in the men's singles second round at the Australian Open here Wednesday.
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman conceded a two set lead to go down against Poland's Jerzy Janowicz in a marathon second round match at the Australian Open here Wednesday.
Sydney, Dec 25(ANI): A travel agency is all set to be the first one to take a bachelor party for champagne and caviar at the North Pole.
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two NASA moon probes, designed to help scientists learn more about the composition of the moon, will be intentionally crashed into a mountain near the moon's North Pole, the US space agency has said.
London, Dec 12 (IANS) We could refreeze the Arctic, and it wouldn't even cost that much, say scientists. Two studies explore the possibility that a solution could be found to the problem of global warming melting the ice caps on the North Pole.
London, Dec 12 (ANI): Scientists have offered a new low cost solution to global warming- refreeze the Arctic.
Washington, December 11 (ANI): An acclaimed underwater archaeologist believes that he has found evidence that the Great Biblical Flood of Noah's time may have actually happened after all.
El Vendrell (Spain), Dec 8 (IANS) Indian karting sensation Jehan Daruvala of the Sahara Force India Academy continued his fine form by grabbing pole position at the prestigious Champions Cup (Copa de Campeones) here Saturday.
Havana, Nov 29 (IANS/EFE) Cuba's government has created a new business group comprising 38 companies involved in the manufacture and sale of medicine and provision of services in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
Washington, November 21 (ANI): New work by a team of astronomers that has yielded exquisitely precise distances of a large sample of clusters may lead to breakthroughs in understanding the expansion history of our Universe and Dark Energy, one of the major puzzles in astronomy.
London, Nov 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ex-Formula One driver Robert Kubica will continue his return to motorsport by driving in minor rallies in Italy and France this month.
Paris, Nov 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland's Jerzy Janowicz stunned France's Gilles Simon to reach his first ATP Tour final at the Paris Masters.
Islamabad, Oct. 26 (ANI): After becoming the first Pakistani to go to both North and South Pole, and becoming the first South Asian to skydive over Mount Everest, 37-year-old Namira Salim is all set to become the first Pakistani to go into space, and hopes to make peace there.
Washington, October 25 (ANI): Data from NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites has revealed that the average area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole this year was the second smallest in the last 20 years.
London, October 22 (ANI): Geoengineering can be applied to save the Arctic ice cap if targeted at specific regions of the planet, rather than cooling everywhere equally, new study has revealed.
Guwahati, Oct 8 (IANS) A conservationist from Assam Monday revealed that he has been invited to Antarctica as part of a 15-day International Antarctic Expedition 2013.
Tokyo, Sep 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Victoria Azarenka beat Italy's Roberta Vinci to enter the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open tennis event here Wednesday.
Tehran, Sep 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Iranian navy is planning to extend its presence in international waters near the South Pole, Navy chief Rear Adm. Habibollah Sayyari said.
Washington, September 5 (ANI): The birth of the first massive galaxies that lit up the early universe was an explosive event, happening faster and ending sooner than suspected, according to a analysis of data from the South Pole Telescope.
Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): Prince Harry has come out in support for the injured war heroes, who took on a challenge of climbing the Mount Everest this summer.
London, Aug 18 (IANS) The SS Terra Nova, the ship that carried Captain Robert Scott in 1910 with the aim of becoming the first expedition to reach the South Pole, has been found off Greenland.
London, August 16 (ANI): With the help of world-class observatories, astronomers have discovered an extraordinary galaxy cluster, one of the largest objects in the universe that is breaking several important cosmic records.
London, Aug 16 (ANI): The ship which took Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated mission to the Antarctic 100 years ago, has been discovered off the coast of Greenland.
London, Aug 13 (IANS) Arctic sea ice could vanish within 10 years as it is melting much faster than previously believed, thanks to global warming, warn scientists, claiming that the process is 50 percent faster than the current estimates.
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Indian boxers M.C. Mary Kom and Vijender Singh will be in action Monday with a win in their respective quarterfinal bouts assuring them of at least a bronze medal.
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Indian boxer M.C. Mary Kom kept alive the medal hopes for her country as women's boxing made its Olympic debut while the men's hockey team was set to make its worst finish in the Games after it suffered a fourth consecutive loss here Sunday.
London, Aug 5 (IANS) M.C. Mary Kom, India's medal hope in Olympic women's boxing, put on a valiant display as she downed a bigger Polish opponent Karolina Michalczuk to enter the quarterfinals of the 51 kg category here Sunday.
London, Aug 4 (IANS) A four-year wait didn't reduce their sharpness in track and field as two defending champions triumphed in the opening two athletics events at the London Olympics.
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Adrian Zielinski of Poland claimed weightlifting gold by the narrowest possible margin in the men's 85kg category Friday.
Asia IS the best place to be educated, according to a global survey I read recently. I was astonished. Education elsewhere must be REALLY bad. I mentioned this to a headmaster friend, who replied that he wanted to introduce an entrance exam for his school. Why? "Because we pretty much accept anyone who will pay, but the parents of the kids like to be able to boast that it's tough to get into," he explained.
London, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Germany's Julia Goerges Sunday upset World No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska in first Olympics tennis match to be played indoors.
Moscow, July 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain's Andy Murray is to face a tricky opponent in the first round of the Olympic tennis tournament at Wimbledon after being drawn against Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka Thursday.
London, July 23 (IANS) Celebrated Chinese pianist Lang Lang carried the torch in London less than a week before the opening ceremony of the 30th Olympiad.
London, July 18 (ANI): Web giant Google has posted pictures of Antarctic huts used by polar explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott online as part of the latest extension of the Google's Maps service.
Rome, July 16 (IANS/EFE) Two mountain climbers, one Spanish and the other Polish, were found frozen to death on the Dome du Gouter mountain at an altitude of 4,400 meters on the border between Italy and France.
Bangalore, July 15 (IANS) Mandeep Goyat of Maharashtra won the boys' 800 metres run in a National and meet record time of one minute, 52.66 seconds as the curtains came down on the 9th National Youth Athletics championships here Sunday.
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) It might be raining in the city, but at this mall in central Mumbai, it is snowing!
Now a warning system has been developed that will protect astronauts from solar radiation. The newly developed warning system will warn astronauts about radiation from solar storms about three hours in advance.
Washington, July 13 (IANS) A system developed by scientists is capable of warning astronauts about radiation from solar storms nearly three hours in advance, says a study.
Paris, July 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva insists winning her first outdoor competition of the year at a European Athletics Outdoor Premium Meeting in France trumps clearing a relatively modest height.
Serena Williams swept to her fifth Wimbledon crown beating Agnieszka Radwanska in 122-minute final by 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.
London, July 8 (ANI): NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has captured the most spectacular picture of Mars.
London, July 6 (ANI): A new iPhone app that teaches schoolgirls as young as 12 how to pole dance has sparked controversy.
Moscow, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva said Saturday she is 90 percent ready to compete at the London Olympics next month after rediscovering her love for the sport.
London, June 29 (ANI): Captain Scott and his team to the South Pole died because their diet was like a slimming plan, researchers have claimed.
London, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland's World No.3 Agnieszka Radwanska beat Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova while Flavia Pennetta was stunned by fellow Italian Camilia Giorgi on opening day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships here Monday.
London, June 25 (ANI): Prince Harry has revealed that he wants to join a group of injured servicemen on their race to the South Pole.
Washington, June 22 (ANI): Elephant seals are helping scientists to determine critical information about Antarctic melting and future sea level rise.
Moscow/Rio De Janeiro, June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Greenpeace has plans to collect one million signatures via the Internet to support a project against oil drilling and unsustainable fishing in the Arctic, the global environment watchdog has stated on its website.
Warsaw, June 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Polish riot police on Tuesday fired warning shots into the air after two people were injured in violence at a march of Russian fans in the Polish capital.
Toronto, June 11 (IANS) The quantum computer is a futuristic machine that could operate at speeds even more mind-boggling than fastest super-computers in existence.
Washington, June 8 (ANI): Researchers have offered a new step towards making quantum computing a reality through the unique properties of highly enriched and purified silicon.
London, May 13 (ANI): Prince Harry has now set his sights on conquering the South Pole, after he got a taste for adventure from his four-day trek across the Arctic.
Doha, May 12 (IANS/CMC) Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell blamed jet lag for his loss to resurgent American star Justin Gatlin after he conceded an early-race lead to finish second in the 100 metres at the season-opening Diamond League that started here Friday.
London, May 9 (ANI): The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured three dust devils thundering across the surface of Mars.
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany believe they have unlocked the answer to the North Star's decreasing mass.
London, Apr 23 (ANI): The researchers have uncovered a surprising and potentially important new source of Arctic methane: the ocean itself.
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Approximately every 11 years the magnetic field on the sun reverses completely - the north magnetic pole switches to south, and vice versa.
Islamabad, Apr 19(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League- N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has rightly chosen wisdom rather than 'national honour' by advising a "unilateral" troops withdrawal from the Siachen Glacier, an editorial in a Pakistan daily has said.
London, Apr 19 (ANI): Although cosmic rays were discovered 100 years ago, their origin has mystified physicists since long.
London, April 14 (IANS) Britain is bracing for another bout of Arctic weather over the next few days with temperatures plunging to their lowest since Christmas.
Moscow, April 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Norwegian explorer Borge Ousland and his bride Helge became the first couple ever to get married at the North Pole.
Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A world-record breaking yacht with a crew of four Russians and four Ukrainians on board has gone missing off the Antarctic coast while performing a polar circumnavigation voyage, an expedition spokesperson said.
Washington, Apr 3 (ANI): Analysis of data from the National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded 10-meter South Pole Telescope (SPT) in Antarctica provides new support for the most commonly accepted explanation of dark energy, the source of the mysterious force that is behind accelerating expansion of the universe.
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Scientists have released two new videos, which takes viewers through the moon's evolutionary history, and reveals how it came to appear the way it does today.
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Scientists have released two new videos, which takes viewers through the moon's evolutionary history, and reveals how it came to appear the way it does today.
As a result of increasing temperature of earth's atmosphere due to global warming the planet is warming throughout from the North Pole to South Pole. The adverse effects of global warming now not only a matter of discussion but can be felt by us....
London, March 9 (ANI): NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured a towering dust devil reaching half a mile in height swirling across the surface of the red planet.
Washington, March 9 (ANI): A massive asteroid collision with the moon that left behind an enormous crater on the lunar surface may have spawned the surprisingly strong magnetic anomalies seen on the moon, researchers suggest.
Washington, March 9 (ANI): A massive asteroid collision with the moon that left behind an enormous crater on the lunar surface may have spawned the surprisingly strong magnetic anomalies seen on the moon, researchers suggest.
London, March 9 (ANI): NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured a towering dust devil reaching half a mile in height swirling across the surface of the red planet.
Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope has recorded the ighest energy portion of the gamma-ray bursts, which last for a few seconds.
London, Feb 9 (ANI): America and Eurasia will crash into each other over the North Pole in 50-200 million years time, scientists have claimed.
London, Feb 9 (ANI): America and Eurasia will crash into each other over the North Pole in 50-200 million years time, scientists have claimed.
London, Feb 8 (ANI): Guinness World Records has recognised 102-year-old Scottish sisters as the world's oldest living twins.
