Expedition
Scientists Trapped In Ice for Past Year Return With a Dire Warning
Markus Rex, an atmospheric scientist at Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, warned that the trip revealed a “dying" Arctic ocean.
This Scottish Worm Has Eyes on Its Butt
Ampharete oculicirrata has a set of peepers for each side of its half-centimeter body.
How Humans Will Finally Reach Interstellar Space
Four decades ago, Voyager 1 and 2 began their journey to the stars. When will humans follow them?
This British Explorer Is Hiking 1,100 Miles Across Antarctica, Alone
A 55-year-old former British Army Officer has set off on a 75-day trek throughout Antartica—and he's doing it without any assistance.
The Plan to Give Every Ocean Species a Genetic Barcode
A wildly ambitious plan made even more difficult beneath the waves.
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