The following is a press release of October 5, 2011 by the German Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ): Distribution Atlas of Butterflies in Europe: A baseline for the conservation of a core element of biodiversity Scientists present the largest distribution data compilation ever on butterflies of an entire continent. The Germany based Society for the Conservation of Butterflies and Moths GfS (“Gesellschaft für...
Read More“In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson established the Survey of the Coast to produce the nautical charts necessary for maritime safety, defense, and the establishment of national boundaries. Within years, the United States Coast Survey was the government’s leading scientific agency, charting coastlines and determining land elevations for the nation. In 1861, the agency adjusted quickly to meet the needs of a country at...
Read More“Antarctic history is peopled by true heroes: Amundsen, Shackleton, and the tragic Robert Falcon Scott, who experienced one of the greatest disappointments in the annals of exploration when he reached the South Pole in 1912 to find the Norwegian flag flying there. The race to the High Arctic, by contrast, is tainted with friction, argument, and accusations of barefaced lying. That many cannot name the explorer who first stood on...
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