a plane carrying former england rugby captain lewis moody was forced to make an emergency landing in the arctic . as poor visibility struck between svalbard and ice camp barneo on saturday , the pilot made the decision to bring the plane down , and due to the bumpy landing the aircraft 's undercarriage was damaged . moody , 36 , who is undertaking a 100km trek to the north pole to raise # 250,000 for charity , and his fellow trekkers were unharmed in the incident . former england rugby captain tweeted before the plane took off from svalbard to ice camp barneo , where the trek began . according to organisers headnorth , the team were rescued from the remote site by a helicopter , which took the passengers to their camp to start their trek the next day . the famous captain is part of a team of nine sportsmen and royal marines attempting a ten-day expedition to the highest point on earth . the team will battle extreme temperatures of between -25 c and -50 c as well as dragging 60kg sledges . a statement by headnorth on their blog said : ` due to poor visibility en route from svalbard to ice camp barneo , where the trek will begin , the team 's plane had to make an emergency landing earlier today . fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna , researchers have discovered . dating back hundreds of thousands of years , the instinct to avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the recent announcement by the united nations that 89 % of the world 's population -lrb- 6.1 billion people -rrb- now has `` sustainable access to safe drinking water '' was described by secretary general ban ki-moon as a `` great achievement for the people of the world . '' meeting part of the target of one of the u.n. 's millennium development goals -lrb- mdgs -rrb- ahead of the 2015 deadline was `` a testament to all those who see -lrb- them -rrb- not as a dream , but as a vital tool , '' he added . but the goal of universal access to clean water is far from complete says stef smits , program officer for irc international water and sanitation center . england 's lewis moody , right , scores the first try with uruguay 's diego aguirre on ground during the rugby world cup match in brisbane , australia , sunday nov. 2 , 2003 . england won the match 111-13 . a twitter update confirmed that lewis and his trekker team mates were unharmed and continuing with their charitable mission . ` all the team are safe and well , although the plane 's undercarriage suffered some damage . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna and dates back thousands of years , stock photo . study leader joshua new , of columbia university in new york , said : ` a number of spider species with potent , vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long before hominoids and have co-existed there for tens of millions of years . `` reaching the last 10 % of the population -- those living in remote rural areas and on the fringes of big cities -- will become increasingly difficult and expensive , '' smits said . furthermore , he says , the mdgs on basic sanitation are unlikely to be met before 2025 . it 's an area which the u.n. concedes is `` lagging far behind '' the millennium commitments , with 2.5 billion people -lrb- including one billion children -rrb- still exposed to poor sanitation and one child dying every 20 seconds as a consequence , the u.n. estimates . but hope that this horrifying statistic can be eradicated is being fueled by technology which is helping monitor water supplies more quickly and efficiently . ` humans were at perennial , unpredictable and significant risk of encountering highly venomous spiders in their ancestral environments . ` even when not fatal , a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated for days or even weeks , terribly exposed to dangers , ' he told the sunday times . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements to the sensitivity , vigilance , reliability and speed of faculties for their detection would have been of significant selective advantage . ' the instinct could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom existed millions of years ago . pictured : a venomous phormictopus antillensis spider . ' a helicopter was dispatched to the landing spot to collect the trekkers and take them the rest of the journey to their start point at 1 degree from the north pole . ` they have now arrived in barneo and are in good spirits , ready to start their epic journey tomorrow . ' it is hoped the ten-day 100km trek to the north pole will raise # 250,000 for the lewis moody foundation as well as the royal marines charitable trust . the retired flanker is completing the challenge alongside team mates gary wright , charlie birkett and yves damette from yachting company y.co , rugby world cup winners danny grewcock mbe , josh lewsey mbe , royal marines wayne hoyle and james nightingale and expedition leader , accomplished polar explorer alan chambers mbe . it is hoped the trek will raise # 250,000 for the lewis moody foundation as well as the royal marines charitable trust . u.s.-based ngo water for people is helping lead the charge in this area with the development of a new system called flow -lrb- field level operations watch -rrb- . opinion : ` the washington well of hope ' the mobile technology android-based system uses camera and gps to collect information on wells and pumps . these then link to a web-based dashboard where survey data can be tracked on google maps and google earth , according to water for people . `` lots of organizations do monitoring and that 's great , but it tends to be a very slow process , '' said keri kugler , water for people 's senior manager of programmatic data . `` this is something that -lrb- can be done in -rrb- real time . you can look at the data as soon as it 's collected , allowing organizations to make really quick decisions , '' she added . the liberian government , in partnership with the world bank 's water and sanitation program , has already put it to good use kugler says , mapping 10,000 water points during 2011 . various countries are experimenting with mobile monitoring , which could play a vital role in solving long-term sanitation issues , irc 's stef smits says . the secret life of drinking water . `` it reduces the cost of data collection and hopefully reduces the downtime . i think the u.n. estimates that one in three water pumps are not working at any given moment -- that 's a shocking number , '' smits said . water for people recently teamed up with akvo , a dutch open source software company , to help develop the flow 's -lrb- now officially called akvo flow -rrb- features and international reach . twelve years ago , when it inaugurated its mdgs for ensuring environmental sustainability , the u.n. stated : `` improvements in sanitation are bypassing the poor . '' today , little appears to have changed . `` water sanitation is a harder goal to get to . there just are n't enough ngos out there to put a latrine in every household , '' kugler said . but efforts to shift the emphasis away from traditional methods of improving sanitation to simple technology-based ones might pay dividends . `` traditionally , there have been a lot of reasons why organizations do n't want to monitor -- too expensive , too time-consuming and too difficult to do , '' kugler said . `` the aim of flow is to remove some of those barriers and create something that is easy to use . ''
instinct to avoid arachnids developed as evolutionary response to threat . scientists say it could mean arachnophobia represents survival instinct . could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom existed millions of years ago .
avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the recent announcement by the united nations that 89 % of the world 's population -lrb- 6.1 billion people -rrb- now has `` sustainable access to safe drinking water '' was described by secretary general ban ki-moon as a `` great achievement for the people of the world . '' meeting part of the target of one of the u.n. 's millennium development goals -lrb- mdgs -rrb- ahead of the 2015 deadline was `` a testament to all those who see -lrb- them -rrb- not as a dream , but as a vital tool , '' he added . but the goal of universal access to clean water is far from complete says stef smits , program officer for irc international water and sanitation center . england 's lewis moody , right , scores the first try with uruguay 's diego aguirre on ground during the rugby world cup match in brisbane , australia , sunday nov. 2 , 2003 . england won the match 111-13 . a twitter update confirmed that lewis and his trekker team mates were unharmed and continuing with their charitable mission . ` all the team are safe and well , although the plane 's undercarriage suffered some damage . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna and dates back thousands of years , stock photo . study leader joshua new , of columbia university in new york , said : ` a number of spider species with potent , vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long before hominoids and have co-existed there for tens of millions of years . `` reaching the last 10 % of the population -- those living in remote rural areas and on the fringes of big cities -- will become increasingly difficult and expensive , '' smits said . furthermore , he says , the mdgs on basic sanitation are unlikely to be met before 2025 . it 's an area which the u.n. concedes is `` lagging far behind '' the millennium commitments , with 2.5 billion people -lrb- including one billion children -rrb- still exposed to poor sanitation and one child dying every 20 seconds as a consequence , the u.n. estimates . but hope that this horrifying statistic can be eradicated is being fueled by technology which is helping monitor water supplies more quickly and efficiently . ` humans were at perennial , unpredictable and significant risk of encountering highly venomous spiders in their ancestral environments . ` even when not fatal , a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated for days or even weeks , terribly exposed to dangers , ' he told the sunday times . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements to the sensitivity , vigilance , reliability and speed of faculties for their detection would have been of significant selective advantage . ' the instinct could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom existed millions of years ago . pictured : a venomous phormictopus antillensis spider . ' a helicopter was dispatched to the landing spot to collect the trekkers and take them the rest of the journey to their start point at 1 degree from the north pole . ` they have now arrived in barneo and are in good spirits , ready to start their epic journey tomorrow . ' it is hoped the ten-day 100km trek to the north pole will raise # 250,000 for the lewis moody foundation as well as the royal marines charitable trust that is easy to use . ''
avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the recent announcement by the united nations that 89 % of the world 's population -lrb- 6.1 billion people -rrb- now has `` sustainable access to safe drinking water '' was described by secretary general ban ki-moon as a `` great achievement for the people of the world . '' meeting part of the target of one of the u.n. 's millennium development goals -lrb- mdgs -rrb- ahead of the 2015 deadline was `` a testament to all those who see -lrb- them -rrb- not as a dream , but as a vital tool , '' he added . but the goal of universal access to clean water is far from complete says stef smits , program officer for irc international water and sanitation center . england 's lewis moody , right , scores the first try with uruguay 's diego aguirre on ground during the rugby world cup match in brisbane , australia , sunday nov. 2 , 2003 . england won the match 111-13 . a twitter update confirmed that lewis and his trekker team mates were unharmed and continuing with their charitable mission . ` all the team are safe and well , although the plane 's undercarriage suffered some damage . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna and dates back thousands of years , stock photo . study leader joshua new , of columbia university in new york , said : ` a number of spider species with potent , vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long before hominoids and have co-existed there for tens of millions of years . `` reaching the last 10 % of the population -- those living in remote rural areas and on the fringes of big cities -- will become increasingly difficult and expensive , '' smits said . furthermore , he says , the mdgs on basic sanitation are unlikely to be met before 2025 . it 's an area which the u.n. concedes is `` lagging far behind '' the millennium commitments , with 2.5 billion people -lrb- including one billion children -rrb- still exposed to poor sanitation and one child dying every 20 seconds as a consequence , the u.n. estimates . but hope that this horrifying statistic can be eradicated is being fueled by technology which is helping monitor water supplies more quickly and efficiently . ` humans were at perennial , unpredictable and significant risk of encountering highly venomous spiders in their ancestral environments . ` even when not fatal , a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated for days or even weeks , terribly exposed to dangers , ' he told the sunday times . the research team carried out an experiment in which 252 volunteers were asked to study computer screens containing abstract shapes and data . their reactions to images of spiders were very fast , even if their shape was distorted , when compared to much more clear images of other objects known induce disgust or fear , such as needles and flies . the researchers point out that spiders are often small dark creatures that tend to hide in recesses and are hard to spot . dr new said : ` detection , therefore , is the critical arbiter of success in such encounters -- any improvements to the sensitivity , vigilance , reliability and speed of wells and pumps . these then link to a web-based dashboard where survey data can be tracked on google maps and google earth , according to water for people . `` lots of organizations do monitoring and that 's great , but it tends to be a very slow process , '' said keri kugler , water for people 's senior manager of programmatic data . `` this is something that -lrb- can be done in -rrb- real time . you can look at the data as soon as it 's collected , allowing organizations to make really quick decisions , '' she added . the liberian government , in partnership with the world bank 's water and sanitation program , has already put it to good use mdgs for ensuring environmental sustainability , the u.n. stated : `` improvements in sanitation are bypassing the poor . '' today , little appears to have changed . `` water sanitation is a harder goal to get to . there just are n't enough ngos out there to put a latrine in every household , '' kugler said . but efforts to shift the emphasis away from traditional methods of improving sanitation to simple technology-based ones might pay dividends . `` traditionally , there have been a lot of reasons why organizations do n't want to monitor -- too expensive , too time-consuming and too difficult to do , '' kugler said . `` the aim of flow is to remove some of those barriers and create something that is easy to use . ''
a plane carrying former england rugby captain lewis moody was forced the arctic. as poor visibility struck between svalbard ice camp barneo on saturday, the pilot made bring, due the bumpy landing the aircraft 's undercarriage damaged moody, 36 who undertaking a 100km trek the north pole raise # 250,000 charity, were in former england rugby captain tweeted before the plane svalbard ice camp barneo, the trek began. according organisers headnorth, the team rescued the remote site, the passengers their camp to start the the famous captain is part nine sportsmen royal marines attempting. the team will battle extreme temperatures of between -25 c and as dragging 60kg sledges. a statement headnorth on their blog said : ` due poor visibility en svalbard ice camp barneo, where the trek will begin the team 's plane had earlier fear spiders a survival trait written our dna, researchers. dating hundreds of thousands, the instinct avoid arachnids developed a dangerous threat, the academics suggest -lrb- cnn -- the recent announcement the united nations 89 % 6.1 billion people now `` sustainable access was described secretary general ban ki-moon. 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's millennium development goals -lrb- mdgs ahead the 2015 deadline was `` a testament all those see them not a dream, a vital tool, '' added. but the goal universal access far complete says stef smits, program officer irc international water and sanitation center. england 's lewis moody, right scores the first try with uruguay 's diego aguirre on ground during the rugby world cup match brisbane sunday nov 2, 2003. england won the match 11113. a twitter update confirmed lewis and his trekker team mates continuing with their charitable mission. ` all the team are safe, although the plane 's undercarriage suffered. it could mean arachnophobia, one crippling represents a finely tuned survival instinct and it could date early human evolution in africa, where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions scroll. researchers say a fear spiders a survival trait written our dna dates, stock photo. study leader joshua new, of columbia university new york : ` a number spider species with potent, vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long hominoids have co there. `` reaching the last 10 % -- those living remote rural areas on will, '' smits said. furthermore, he says, the mdgs on basic sanitation unlikely met before 2025 it 's an area which the u.n concedes `` lagging far '' the millennium commitments, with -lrb- including -rrb- still exposed poor sanitation one child dying as, estimates but hope this horrifying statistic eradicated is being fueled technology which helping monitor water supplies more. ` humans were at perennial, unpredictable and significant risk encountering highly venomous spiders their ancestral environments. ` even when not fatal, a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated terribly exposed dangers ' he told the sunday times the research team carried 252 volunteers study computer screens containing abstract shapes data. their reactions images spiders were very fast, even their shape distorted when much more clear images other objects known induce disgust or such needles flies the researchers point spiders often small dark creatures tend hide recesses hard. dr new said : ` detection, therefore, is the critical arbiter success such encounters -- any improvements the sensitivity, vigilance reliability speed faculties for their detection would of significant selective advantage. 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' it hoped the ten-day 100km trek the north pole raise # 250,000 for the lewis moody foundation as the royal marines charitable trust. the retired flanker is completing the challenge alongside team mates gary wright, charlie birkett yves damette from company y.co, rugby world cup winners danny grewcock mbe josh lewsey mbe royal marines wayne hoyle and expedition leader, accomplished polar alan chambers mbe. it hoped the trek raise # 250,000 the lewis moody foundation as the royal marines charitable trust. u.s.-based ngo water for people is helping lead the charge with called flow -lrb- field level operations watch -rrb-. opinion : ` the washington well of hope ' the mobile technology android-based system uses camera gps collect wells pumps. these then link a web-based dashboard survey data tracked on google maps google earth, according water for people. `` lots organizations do monitoring that 's great, tends, '' keri kugler water for people 's senior manager programmatic data. `` this something -lrb- can -rrb- real time. you look as soon 's collected, allowing organizations make really quick decisions, '' she the liberian government, in partnership the world bank 's water and sanitation program already put it good use kugler says, mapping 10,000 water points during 2011. various countries experimenting mobile monitoring, play solving, irc 's stef smits says the secret life drinking water. `` it reduces data collection hopefully the downtime. i think u.n estimates one three water pumps -- 's a shocking number, '' smits said. water for people recently teamed akvo, a dutch open source software company, help develop the flow 's -lrb- now officially -rrb- features and international reach twelve, when it inaugurated its mdgs for ensuring environmental sustainability the u.n stated : `` improvements sanitation bypassing poor. '' today, little appears. `` water sanitation a harder goal get. there just are n't enough ngos out put a latrine every household, '' kugler. but efforts shift traditional methods improving sanitation simple technology-based ones might pay. `` traditionally, there reasons organizations do n't monitor -- too expensive, time, '' kugler. `` the aim flow remove some those barriers something easy. ''
avoid arachnids developed as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat , the academics suggest . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the recent announcement by the united nations that 89 % of the world 's population -lrb- 6.1 billion people -rrb- now has `` sustainable access to safe drinking water '' was described by secretary general ban ki-moon as a `` great achievement for the people of the world . '' meeting part of the target of one of the u.n. 's millennium development goals -lrb- mdgs -rrb- ahead of the 2015 deadline was `` a testament to all those who see -lrb- them -rrb- not as a dream , but as a vital tool , '' he added . but the goal of universal access to clean water is far from complete says stef smits , program officer for irc international water and sanitation center . england 's lewis moody , right , scores the first try with uruguay 's diego aguirre on ground during the rugby world cup match in brisbane , australia , sunday nov. 2 , 2003 . england won the match 111-13 . a twitter update confirmed that lewis and his trekker team mates were unharmed and continuing with their charitable mission . ` all the team are safe and well , although the plane 's undercarriage suffered some damage . it could mean that arachnophobia , one of the most crippling of phobias , represents a finely tuned survival instinct . and it could date back to early human evolution in africa , where spiders with very strong venom have existed millions of years ago . scroll down for video . researchers say a fear of spiders is a survival trait written into our dna and dates back thousands of years , stock photo . study leader joshua new , of columbia university in new york , said : ` a number of spider species with potent , vertebratespecific venoms populated africa long before hominoids and have co-existed there for tens of millions of years . `` reaching the last 10 % of the population -- those living in remote rural areas and on the fringes of big cities -- will become increasingly difficult and expensive , '' smits said . furthermore , he says , the mdgs on basic sanitation are unlikely to be met before 2025 . it 's an area which the u.n. concedes is `` lagging far behind '' the millennium commitments , with 2.5 billion people -lrb- including one billion children -rrb- still exposed to poor sanitation and one child dying every 20 seconds as a consequence , the u.n. estimates . but hope that this horrifying statistic can be eradicated is being fueled by technology which is helping monitor water supplies more quickly and efficiently . ` humans were at perennial , unpredictable and significant risk of encountering highly venomous spiders in their ancestral environments . ` even when not fatal , a black widow spider bite in the ancestral world could leave one incapacitated for days or even weeks , that is easy to use . ''
 The text discusses the development of arachnids as an evolutionary response to a dangerous threat, and how academics suggest that recent announcements by the United Nations indicate that 89% of the world's population now has sustainable access to safe drinking water. However, despite this progress, there are still significant challenges to overcome, including ensuring universal access to clean water and sanitation.