The Explorers Journal

From vast ocean depths to the frontiers of outer space, The Explorers Journal offers firsthand reporting from those pushing the limits of knowledge and human endurance. Founded in 1904 to promote exploration “by all means possible,” The Explorers Club is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of field exploration and scientific inquiry. Among our members are leading pioneers in oceanography, mountaineering, archaeology, and the planetary and environmental sciences.

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BEYOND ENDURANCE • Shackleton’s fabled ship is charting a new course as a proving ground for a revlutionary technology

WHERE TIME STANDS STILL • the ghost huts of Antarctica

AN ENDURING VOYAGE • a half century after launch, two earthly ambassadors continue their journey into interstellar space

INTO THE REALM OF GIZA • tracking a rare black leopard

FORGING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE soft corals, hard policy

HARVESTING THE WILD a late-fall favorite

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