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An Post celebrating contribution of Cork arctic explorers with launch of new stamps today  Five of the eight men commemorated in the new set are from Cork.  Edward Bransfield from Ballincurra, Patrick Keohane from Courtmacsherry, Robert Forde from Bandon and brothers Mortimer and Tim McCarthy from Kinsale took part in epic expeditions in the 1800s and the early 1900s.  Edward Bransfield  Edward Bransfield was born in Ballinacurra, near Midleton in 1785. In the summer of 1803, he was press ganged into the Royal Navy by British Sailors and fought in the British war against Napol...

Let's reminisce: The intrigue of Antartica By Jerry Lincecum Special to the Herald Democrat There is one place on Earth that remains untouched by war, slavery or riots. Its inhabitants coexist in peace, and all nationalities are welcomed. No, it’s not Neverland or Shangri-La—it’s Antarctica, home to the South Pole, roughly 20 million penguins and a transient population of about 4,000 scientists and support staff. I have long been intrigued by it, albeit with no desire to visit there.  Antarctica’s existence was only confirmed 200 years ago. Following some initial sightings by Brit...

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The mystery of Antarctica's Blood Falls Of all the sights in Antarctica, a kind of blood-red waterfall isn't one you'd necessarily expect to find. DW's Global Ideas takes a look at the mystery behind this natural phenomenon. It's a bizarre sight not out of place in a horror or science fiction movie: a reddish liquid seeps out of the side of Taylor Glacier in Antarctica.  Blood Falls, as the phenomenon is known, has fascinated scientists since Griffith Taylor, a geologist on Captain Robert F. Scott's doomed Antarctic expedition, discovered it a century ago, according to the US National Scien...

Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 14, the 349th day of 2020. There are 17 days left in the year. Todayís Highlight in History: On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman with a semi-automatic rifle killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, then committed suicide as police arrived; the 20-year-old had also fatally shot his mother at their home before carrying out the attack on the school. On this date: In 1799, the first president of the United States, George Washington, died at his Mount Vernon, Virginia, home at age 67. In 1819, Alabama ...