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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
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... — full story
Purple skies, Martinique
— 4 Oct 2008 | PhotosPurple skies, Martinique; photograph taken on 16 November 2006 during scientific expedition to the Caribbean region... — full story
Spectacular sunset near Martinique
— 4 Oct 2008 | PhotosSpectacular sunset, Martinique; photograph taken on 16 November 2006 during scientific expedition to the Caribbean region... — full story
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