Explorers
Meet the Researchers Who Scour the World's Most Dangerous Corners in Search of Biological Riches
Militants, malaria and pirates are just some of the challenges these scientist-explorers face in their quest to map the world’s diversity
This Catastrophic Polar Journey Resulted in One of the Best Adventure Books Ever Written
Apsley Cherry-Garrard's travel memoir is still the one to beat, and not only because it features penguins
Thumbnail Reveals the Final Days of Franklin Expedition Explorer
A synchrotron micro-x-ray sheds new light on the cause that led to one crew member's death
Scientists Finally Spot Giant, Slimy Sea Blob First Found Over a Century Ago
Discovered in 1899, the creature recently popped up in Monterey Bay
What to Make of Renewed Claims That Amelia Earhart Died as a Castaway
Reexamination of data from a 1940 skeleton, suggests that the long forearms may match those of the missing aviator
Many of NASA's Recent Successes Actually Date Back to the Bush Administration
Some leaps, launches and grand plans for the future
Discover One of History’s Most Ambitious Maps
Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 map was the oldest document to use "America" to describe the body of land between Africa and Asia
Major Martian Dust Storms Might Soon Envelope the Red Planet
A plus for meteorologists but perhaps bad news for rovers
Second Ship From Sir John Franklin's 19th-Century Expedition Found
Two years and a day after its sister ship was discovered, Canadian researchers find the H.M.S. <i>Terror</i>
Explore Some of America's Greatest National Parks in Virtual Reality
The next best thing to celebrating the Centennial in person
Adorable Stubby Squid Found Off the Coast of Southern California
Researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus happened across a particularly cute stubby squid
Take a Spin Around Mars in NASA’s New Rover Game
Tour the Red Planet without the risk of a multi-million dollar crash
Cave Graffiti Shows Natives and Europeans Had Early Dialogue in the Caribbean
Cave art from both Taíno people and Spanish explorers in a cave on Mona Island shows the two had some early cultural understanding
Mission to Mariana Trench Records Dozens of Crazy Deep Sea Creatures
The <i>Okeanos Explorer</i> has spent three months mapping the seafloor and recording deep sea life in the ocean's depths
After 60 Years, An Expedition Determines Highest Peaks in U.S. Arctic
Glaciologist Matt Nolan and ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers tested a new mapping system to end uncertainty about the highest mountain in the Brooks Range
Cruise Ship Set to Sail the Perilous Northwest Passage
Crystal Cruises will sail a ship with over 1,000 passengers through the legendary—and deadly—Arctic route
Mission to Find Life on Mars Blasts Off
The European Space Agency kicks off its ExoMars project to look for methane and other signs of life in the Martian atmosphere
Deep-Sea Robot Spies Ghostly, Unknown Octopus
Previously-undiscovered octopus spotted hanging out on the ocean floor
Historians Finally Figured Out What Was on Shackleton’s Bookshelf
The brave explorer likely found solace in his library
Antarctic Explorer Dies 30 Miles Short of Goal
Henry Worsley nearly crossed Antarctica, unaided
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