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British explorers Pen Hadow (left) and Ann Daniels

British team trek to North Pole to measure sea ice

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (36) | comments 3

Three British explorers have set out on a 90-day skiing expedition to the North Pole, measuring sea ice thickness the whole way to find out exactly how fast it is disappearing, according to the Catlin Arctic ...





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British explorers cut short trek to North Pole (AP)

British explorers cut short trek to North Pole

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (11) | comments 3

(AP) -- British explorers in northern Canada to measure the thickness of floating Arctic sea ice ended their expedition short of reaching the North Pole due to an early summer ice melt, the team said Thursday.


Researcher investigates the origins of travel writing

Researcher investigates the origins of travel writing

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Travel writing has become one of the most popular genres in recent years with bookshops dedicating sizeable sections to keep up with a growing demand from travelling readers. But how did the ...


This handout photo courtesy of Catlin Arctic Survey shows British explorers Pen Hadow and Ann Davis in northern Canada

Resupplied North Pole explorers resume trek

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (35) | comments 0

Three British explorers fighting to survive a gruelling trek to the North Pole finally resumed their journey Friday after receiving vital supplies of food, fuel and equipment, organizers said.


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Housewife Remedy for Scurvy Preceded Medical Discovery

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 3 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- A 100-page handwritten book by Mrs. Ebot Mitchell written in 1707 on household remedies contains among other things a recipe to treat scurvy. The recipe containing extracts from plants, orange ...


Bermuda says rare national bird born on reserve

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A fuzzy fledgling of Bermuda's national bird, spotted on a secluded offshore sanctuary this week, may help bring the rare creature back from the brink of extinction.


WHO says Tamiflu still works against swine flu

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The World Health Organization says isolated cases of drug-resistant swine flu in Britain and the United States have not changed the agency's assessment of the disease.


Scripps scientists to develop 'swarms' of miniature robotic ocean explorers

Scientists to develop 'swarms' of miniature robotic ocean explorers (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In an effort to plug gaps of knowledge about key ocean processes, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation ...


Sky has launched an iPhone application

New software shows British TV live on iPhone

Technology / Software

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British broadcaster Sky launched an iPhone application Tuesday which allows viewers to watch live TV on the move and is thought to be the first commercial TV service backed by the broadcaster itself.


Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica

Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 31

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. The latest analysis ...


Soup can reopens mystery of doomed Franklin Expedition

Soup can reopens mystery of doomed Franklin Expedition

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lead levels that are "off the scale" have been confirmed after tests were done this morning on the lid of a soup can dating back more than 150 years. The findings reopen the mystery surrounding ...



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