The John Rae Society will hold two Open Days on 18th and 19th September, from 10 am until 4pm each day.
Visit The House of Arctic Explorer Dr John Rae #DoorsOpen
WATCH: Hall of Clestrain Open Day
It was a windy but dry day and hugely enjoyable as President of JRS, Andrew Appleby, led a guided tour round the outside of the house.
Anthrax #OnThisDay
On 1st of August 2016 there was reported an outbreak of anthrax in Siberia. One person died directly as a result and 2,300 reindeer were killed.
John Rae Society Gifted Collection of Polar Exploration Books
The books are the entire collection of Mr John Bramwell, a life member of the society.
Sponges on the move
New research has suggested that there is evidence of trails left by sponges across the Arctic seafloor.
Arctic warmer than now half a million years ago
“The existence of caves at about 80°N between 350 to 670 m above sea level in a very cold, arid area is a surprise in itself, for they require flowing water to form.”
The Hall of Clestrain – The Investigation and Salvation of a Most Precious Survival
Sign Up Now For This Online Talk Tuesday 20th April 2021 6:00pm – 7:15pm
The DNA of some old mammoths
The only positive outcome of the thawing of permafrost is that it exposes remains of ancient animals in a virtually intact state, most famously those of the woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius).
When the Arctic Ocean was filled with fresh water
“In the course of analysing deep-sea cores from the floors of the Arctic Ocean and the northernmost part of the North Atlantic, Walter Geibert and colleagues at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, and the University of Bremen, Germany revealed a series of sediment layers that were devoid of excess 230Th. “
The Tidal Pull of The Moon on Arctic Gas ‘Burbs’
The moon controls one of the most formidable forces in nature – the tides that shape our coastlines. Tides, in turn, significantly affect the intensity of methane emissions from the Arctic Ocean seafloor.
