The Explorers Journal

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Whenever I am giving tours of our headquarters building in New York City, I bring visitors into the bar where I explain the unique value of Explorers Club fellowship—the capacity of our members to support not only science and conservation, but also the work of other members. I often describe the three main types of people I see within our ranks—the ones who tend to gather at our events and socialize here in our bar. The first type, perhaps the most important type so far as I am concerned, is the younger, newer member, often a recent graduate, who has a great research idea but little experience in bringing it to fruition. They may have an idea for a scientific expedition to a particular region of the world, for instance,…

For explorers, who are loath to take “no” for an answer, breaking barriers is part of the game when it comes to pushing the proverbial dragons off the map, as well as the boundaries of knowledge and human endurance. This edition, we check in on several of our members who are doing just that—transcending expectations to accomplish great things in science and exploration. Our esteemed honorary director Sylvia Earle, aka “Her Deepness,” caught up with pioneering tree canopy researcher Meg Lowman, who was recently deemed “Her Highness” by none other than the late, great Harvard sociobiologist, E.O. Wilson. Lowman is this year’s recipient of The Explorers Club Medal, the highest award bestowed by our august organization. They talked about their respective passions for saving Earth’s pristine wild places—Hope Spots and…

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The Explorers Club, in collaboration with its new travel partner, Marseille, Francebased Ponant, is offering its member scientists and adventurers an opportunity to conduct research aboard Le Commandant Charcot, during a suite of five voyages, the first of which is a multi-week expedition to Antarctica, January 7–February 5, 2024. Le Commandant Charcot is the world’s only luxury icebreaker to host onboard scientists, providing them with dedicated research laboratories, science coordination, and equipment. Collectively, the grantmakers are seeking changemakers from around the world, who are working to document and preserve endangered landscapes, cultures, and wildlife through science and education. Applications may be for one or a team of two scientists. The deadline for the January 2024 departure is April 7; September 15, for the subsequent 2024 departures. These include: Inuit Spring…

The National Archives of Australia (NAA) has announced that it is making a trove of historic images from early twentieth-century Australian and British expeditions to Antarctica available to the public. The collection includes hundreds of photographs, glass-plate negatives, and lantern slides, among them original photographs taken by renowned photographer Frank Hurley, who was on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The majority of the images were created during the first half of the twentieth century by Captain John King Davis. Davis made the journey to Antarctica on several missions and most notably was the captain of the Aurora during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition between 1911 to 1914. Images depict the harsh conditions and realities of life on the White Continent. The collection has been held, until now, by…