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A Killer's Charm
The story of a marine predator that has inspired both fear and fascination for generations.
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The Night Watch
In Playa Grande, Costa Rica, more than 20 years of egg poaching consumed a generation of leatherback sea turtles.
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Save the Forest for the Trees
Deforestation is Threatening Critical Ecosystems Around the World
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Discover the Top 5 Reasons to Join a Teen Expedition with Earthwatch!
Whether you’re looking to follow your passion or find material for that college admissions essay, our Earthwatch teen expeditions offer a two-week experience that can change you…
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Mongolia: ‘A Place Full of Treasures’
In September 2015, photographer Kofi Opoku-Ansah and his girlfriend Kim traveled to Mongolia on Earthwatch’s Wildlife of the Mongolian Steppe expedition.
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Teachers Take the Plunge for Science
In October 2015 six Australian school teachers spent a week sailing and snorkelling in Queensland’s Moreton Bay in order to give their students a new perspective on the impact h…
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Declining Leopard Populations in South Africa Prompt a Call to Action for Earthwatch
In November 2015, Earthwatch Research Director D…
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A “Peak” at the Importance of Mountain Ecosystems
Bernat Claramunt Lopez is Earthwatch’s lead scientist for the expedition “Wildlife in the Changing Andorran Pyrenees.” Bernat works with volunteer teams to assess the impact of…
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The Top 10 Earthwatch Expeditions of 2015 (according to our volunteers)!
To wrap up 2015, we tallied the evaluation scores submitted by each volunteer after his or her expedition—a measurement of training, safety, support, team dynamic, research co…
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Science and Politics at the Recent Paris Climate Negotiations
After two weeks of climate negotiations in Paris, nearly 200 nations came together to sign an historic agreement to stem the effects of climate change.
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From Los Angeles to the Arctic Tundra: a Teacher Transformed
Steve Lux has been a math and science teacher in the Los Angeles area for 28 years…
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Is the Sun Setting on Rhinos?
Widespread poaching is decimating rhino populations. Join us in the fight to save this species.
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Looking for Lions
Lloyd Figgins—arthwatch’s Global Safety Manager—recently returned from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, where he joined the Exploring Lions and Their Prey in Kenya expeditio…
