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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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Not All Trees Are Created Equal
The Earthwatch Urban Resiliency Program is a partnership between Earthwatch, scientists from UC Riverside, and community organizations to influence sustainable management of urb…
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A Fellowship Ignites Passion For Environmental Protection
In 2014, Fernando Garcia decided to take a chance on what would be a life-changing opportunity.
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A Week Spent Restoring Sierra Nevada’s Meadows
Earthwatch Program Delivery Assistant Anna Woodroof spent time restoring and monitoring this ecosystem in order to better understand potential threats to water supply and biodiv…
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Student Ignites Path To Career In Science Through Fellowship Program
In 2014, Kiara Reed left her home in Los Angeles and traveled across the country to a remote corner of Maine to embark on a two-week science fellowship on the expedition Climate…
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Plastic, Sea Beans, and Miles of Ocean
Never would I have imagined going to the Cayman Islands twice in one year.
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The Anthropocene and You: How Earthwatch citizen scientists can support environmental stewardship
Drs. Steve Mamet and LeeAnn Fishback are the lead scientists on the Earthwatch expeditions Climate Change at the Arctic’s Edge and Climate Change in the Mackenzie Mountains…
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How Bees And ‘Chili Grenades’ Can Prevent Human-Elephant Conflict
A strobe light, a roman candle, and a “chili grenade” (which, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, is a condom filled with chili powder, small rocks, and a firecra…
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Earthwatch: ‘An experience that will always be a part of you.’
Author Jan Boal believes in tuning oneself in to the signs from the universe…
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Investigating Threats to Chimps in Uganda
As food supplies in Uganda’s Budongo Forest Reserve decline, chimpanzees and other primate species that call it home are increasingly raiding nearby farms, where they come into…
