This region has a rich range of natural resources exploited by European explorers over the past couple of centuries.

Brian Cox Why we need the explorers

There's a cover story all about the great explorers of our time.

By and large, we are no longer the cheerful seculars, open minded Mediterraneans, provincial metropolitans and discoverers adapters of colorful ways of life.

In the olden days, explorers like Vasco da Gama and Columbus had the good fortune to open up the terrestrial globe.

Many of the first major contacts were in Florida and the Gulf coast by Spanish explorers.

Citrus fruits spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, and were then brought to the Americas by Spanish explorers.

French explorers, such as Bougainville and Lapérouse, took part in the voyages of scientific exploration through maritime expeditions around the globe.

This may explain some stories about flying ships or coastal cities in the sky, as described by some polar explorers.

Although field observations trickled in from early explorers, modern studies of lemur ecology and behavior did not begin in earnest until the 1950s and 1960s.

The previous major Yellowstone fire was in the early to mid 18th century, well before the arrival of white explorers.

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But the real Europeans loved him for it.

In 1617, smallpox reached Massachusetts, probably brought by earlier explorers to Nova Scotia, Canada. By 1638 the disease had broken out among people in Boston, Massachusetts.

It is possible that the stories of the early European explorers about the Patagones, a race of giants in South America, are based on the Tehuelche, because the Tehuelche were typically tall, taller than the average European of the time.

Pessimistic Europeans are behind the curve.

But the same goes for the Europeans.

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Now in his years of traveling on the Beagle, and from listening to the accounts or explorers and naturalists, he knew that skin color was one of the most important ways in which people varied.

Curtailing what is commonly known as the Age of Exploration, British explorer James Cook would be one of the few explorers that would travel to that Southern region of the world.

Is it true that Europeans don't shower daily?

Most Europeans see in America a strong friend.

From 1880 to 1930, 4 million Europeans arrived.

Narrated by one of the expeditionaries, meteorologist Rodrigo de la Ossa, the story is full of anecdotes on the journey which is now done through another, shorter, path.

Sensible Europeans understand that.

European leaders seem to be moving in this direction.

British membership is important to many in Europe.

Europeans can supply this defect.

Europeans were unwilling to stand up to Serbian mass murderers.

Sarkozy bowed to his European critics and enjoyed a diplomatic triumph.

To insist on it, against the wishes of most European citizens, would smack of precisely the kind of undemocratic paternalism that has turned many Europeans against the EU already.

It is up to European citizens and elites to avoid the worst.

But Europeans must learn the lessons of the recent past.

The US representatives were perplexed the Europeans were shocked.

In their hearts, most Europeans know this.

But Europeans should not expect too much.

So Europeans are right to be fascinated by America s presidential election.

Non Europeans suspected that the Europeans were getting favorable deals under a French politician turned economist who wanted to return to politics.

On January 13, 1888, 33 explorers and scientists gathered at the Cosmos Club, a private club then located on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., to organize a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge.

But these are not often the questions that trigger the most passionate interest.

The reason Europeans are reluctant to increase defense spending is expense. Cutting welfare spending where the big money is would be painful.

First, drug users in Europe are switching to cocaine from heroin.

But Europeans want to help the US turn the page.

To be sure, many other Europeans recognize these virtues.

I suspect that European leaders will not respond eagerly.