Polar Day. a day lasting more than 24 hours, occurring in polar regions north of the arctic circle and south of the antarctic circle. At points in the northern hemisphere with a geographic latitude Ï, the sun does not drop below the horizon at certain times of the year.
(Newser) â You know what they say: You're never too old to donate an organ. Well, they should say that, anyway. The Evening Times reports a woman recently became Scotland's oldest organ donor after dying at the age of 107. Her corneas were removed and are now helping a young patient see. The message is, don't rule yourself out, says Lesley Hogan of NHS Blood and Transplant.
Last week, NHSBT revealed that there were more than 4,000 organ transplants in 2012/13, a new milestone. There are 19m people on the Organ Donor Register, almost one in three people in Britain. But those behind the register insist more can be done. At any one time, 10,000 people are waiting for a life-saving transplant and Britain is lagging behind nations such as Spain, Croatia and the US when it comes to organ donation.