Travel | Archive (October 2008)
Scientists take off for southeastern Pacific climate study
— 7 Oct 2008 | NewsDuring October and November 2008, some 150 scientists from 40 institutions in eight nations - including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory…
New atlas to reveal landscape and undiscovered archeological sites in 3-D
— 6 Oct 2008 | NewsNew methods developed at the University of Arkansas will make decades-old satellite imagery readily available to archeologists and others who need to know what a landscape looked like…
New life found in ancient tombs
— 6 Oct 2008 | NewsLife has been discovered in the barren depths of Rome's ancient tombs, proving catacombs are not just a resting place for the dead. The two new species of bacteria found growing on…
Advice from research: Market visiting rights to Antarctica
— 6 Oct 2008 | NewsTourism in Antarctica has grown dramatically. In 1985, just a few thousand people visited the area but in the season 2007/2008 more than 40,000 did the same. A number of parties are…
New formula predicts how people will migrate in coming decades
— 6 Oct 2008 | NewsNearly 200 million people now live outside their country of birth. But the patterns of migration that got them there have proven difficult to project. Now scientists at Rockefeller…
Catching smugglers with 'guilt' technology
— 4 Oct 2008 | NewsResearchers are looking to increase security at border controls by developing a computer system that can detect guilt. Dr Hassan Ugail, Head of Visual Computing Research at the University…
Presence of safety measures affects people's trust in the safety of tourist destinations
— 4 Oct 2008 | NewsAccording to the asymmetry principle of trust, information on negative events decreases trust to a much higher extent than information on positive events increases trust. A new study…
Purple skies, Martinique
— 4 Oct 2008 | PhotosPurple skies, Martinique; photograph taken on 16 November 2006 during scientific expedition to the Caribbean region…
Spectacular sunset near Martinique
— 4 Oct 2008 | PhotosSpectacular sunset, Martinique; photograph taken on 16 November 2006 during scientific expedition to the Caribbean region…
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