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Scientists kick off huge polar research plan.

International Polar Year will feature more than 220 separate projects.

With contributions from 50,000 scientists in 63 nations, the International Polar Year, launched today, will be the most far-reaching investigation into the biology and geophysics of the Arctic and Antarctic ever mounted.

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Posted by Mike Hopkin on February 26, 2007 05:33 PM |

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HI, I thought you might want to correct a typo in the picture caption:

Wilderness beckons: the Earth's poles are about to be given their most through examination ever

Posted by: Nadia | February 26, 2007 09:29 PM

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