What would possess an Antarctic expedition to take dairy cows to the icy continent? Back in 1933, Admiral Byrd did so for reasons of image-making, publicity and territorial ambition.
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In this episode of The Anthill podcast we are off exploring: land, sea and space.
For centuries, historians have assumed that ‘primitive societies’ couldn’t have possibly come up with advanced techniques on their own.
What’s the best way to find out how people will cope with the journey to Mars and life on another planet? Lock a test crew up for a year in a simulation right here on Earth.
There are 6,000 named dragonfly species worldwide but recently 60 new species were found showing how much more we can learn.
Forget the pith helmet and butterfly net. Discovering biodiversity now is much more about metagenomics and the 0’s and 1’s of digital databases.
On September 6, Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper, announced that one of the fabled lost ships of Sir John Franklin’s expedition had been found off Hat Island, south-west of King William Island…
At Royal Holloway College at the University of London, Edwin Landseer’s picture “Man Proposes, God Disposes” (1864) is covered by a Union Flag every year during exams. Not because of any fears of cheating…
I have just returned from the jungles of Papua New Guinea, where for two weeks a team of us have set camera traps that will collect vital information about the biodiversity of this remote region. It’s…
Today as I ate lunch, Titanic, Terminator and Avatar director James Cameron was at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest point in the ocean. We know this for a couple of reasons. Not only did he…
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Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
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ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Ocean Exploration and Science Communication, University of Southampton
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College Curator, Royal Holloway University of London
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Research Associate at Arctic institute of North America, University of Calgary
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Senior lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research, University of Technology Sydney
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Himalayan geologist, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Hydrogeology, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Research Professor of Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State
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Professor of Antarctic Studies, School of Humanities, College of Arts, Law and Education, University of Tasmania
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Honorary Research Associate, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of History, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Professor, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Deakin University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
