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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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Exploring Cuba’s Biodiversity
In April 2018, Marc and Peggy traveled to Cuba to participate on the Earthwatch expedition Mapping Biodiversity in Cuba…
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Of Brownies, Bears, and Birthdays
Earthwatch CEO Scott Kania traveled to Big Sky Country to participate in the expedition Climate Change, Huckleberries, and Grizzly Bears in Montana…
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Scientific Research: A ‘Labor of Love’
For over a year, my fight against climate change existed only in the digital sphere -- an approach that proved to be mentally exhausting — so my inner voice told me to get my ey…
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From Boston to Playa Grande, Costa Rica—A Mission to Conserve the Eastern Pacific Leatherback
Laura’s passion for sea turtle conservation brought her from Earthwatch headquarters in Boston to Costa Rica, where she now works as field manager for The Leatherback Trust.
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How Two Weeks in Belize (Honestly) Changed my Life
In July 2013, Ryan participated on the expedition Shark Conservation in Belize as part of the Earthwatch Ignite Fellowship Program.
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On the Path to Becoming a Female STEM Role Model in Acadia
This summer, through a sponsorship with Spring Power & Gas, high schooler Sophia Ludtke traveled to Maine to take part on the Earthwatch expedition Climate Change: Sea to T…
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Hiking, Song Birds, and Finding a Path to Environmentalism through Earthwatch
Judith Santano traveled to Wyoming in 2013 as part of Earthwatch's student scholarship program, Ignite…
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Citizen Science, Trees, and the Quest for Urban Resiliency
Between 2012 and 2015, nearly 9,000 trees in Cambridge, Massachusetts were measured and monitored by both researchers and citizen scientists.
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Drought, Meadows, and Climate Change in California’s Sierra Nevada
Betsy Harbert is a field team leader on the Earthwatch expedition Restoring Meadows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and river science project manager at the South Yuba River Citi…
