Maria Fadiman is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer and an associate professor in Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University. She is an ethnobotanist, focusing on the conservation of human ecological knowledge...
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Nancy Albury is the Abaco Manager and Curator of Paleontology for the National Museum of The Bahamas. She is responsible for management of the natural history collections as well as...
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Keene Haywood is the director of the exploration science program at the University of Miami’s Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy. The program offers a Master’s degree in Exploration...
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Blog # 4 / Dr. Keene Haywood / Dec. 6, 2016 Keene Haywood is the director of the exploration science program at the University of Miami's Abess Center for Ecosystem...
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We’re a few days from departure for the Blue Holes Project. Equipment is on its way and team members are assembling from several countries. We have posted our first education outreach session in the column on the right side of this page. Two more Google Hangouts sponsored by National Geographic and Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants are coming soon!
I’m proud to be speaking at TEDYouth in New York. TEDYouth is a day-long event for middle and high school students, with live speakers, hands-on activities and great conversations. Scientists, designers, technologists, explorers, artists, performers (and more!) share short talks on what they do best, serving both as a source of knowledge and inspiration for youth around the globe. All speakers volunteer their time and attendees are offered free admission based on an application essay that highlights their desire to participate. TEDYouth 2015: Made in the Future TEDYouth 2015 is taking place at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, November 14, from 11am to…
Google Earth Pro is now free Friday, January 30, 2015 Over the last 10 years, businesses, scientists and hobbyists from all over the world have been using Google Earth Pro for everything from planning hikes to placing solar panels on rooftops. I’ve been using it to find caves halfway around the world and discover targets for exploration in my own backyard. Google Earth Pro has all the easy-to-use features and detailed imagery of Google Earth, along with advanced tools that help you measure 3D buildings, print high-resolution images for presentations or reports, and record HD movies of your virtual flights…
Journalist Tarquin Cooper interviews Jill for Redbull. Diving inside underwater caves would be most people’s idea of hell. For Jill Heinerth, it’s heaven. Canadian underwater explorer Jill Heinerth has dived in some of the most extreme locations on planet earth, from underwater caves to icebergs in the frigid waters off Antarctica. But she’s not in it for the kicks but to bring back valuable knowledge of our fresh water systems. See images and read more.
Recent Exploration of the Northwest Passage The extent of Arctic sea ice has declined by 50 percent since the late 1970s, hitting a record low, in September 2012, of 3.41...
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