Big Expeditions with (real) Purpose
The media loves big, exciting, daring adventures and expeditions.
Explore 2013: What stories can you tell from the field?
The best weekend of the year has come around again and adventurous folks from all around the country will be descending on the Royal Geographical Society.
10 Tips For Your First Science Expedition
"The urge to explore a wilderness is inseparable from the desire to help save it." - Michael Fay
Looking Back On The Empty Quarter Expedition
A new year and a new expedition.
The Amazon (part 1)
A spotlight burst into life, momentarily panning across the far bank, before returning us to darkness. Adolfo slipped the blade of his hand carved hardwood paddle into molasses coloured water, adjusting the course of our dugout canoe with precision developed over a lifetime plying these waters.
10 Lessons Learned from Expeditions
I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything.
Two things worth saying
and if you put them together, this is what it boils down to.
Friday Photo: Surprising Science
Science is taught in the classroom and practiced in the laboratory. Sometimes you get to have a go in the field. Lab's are sterile, everything goes (almost) to plan
Dragon Hunting in Oman
Sometimes science seems boring. It can be difficult to connect the apparently disparate effort in the field, to the long term goals and achievements.
10 ways to know when you’re on an expedition
Ever woken up, momentarily lost your bearings and forgotten where you are? Here's 10 ways to know when you're on an expedition..
A small corner of the Amazon
If I were to say the word ‘rainforest’ what normally springs to mind is an endless expanse of untamed wilderness..
The Invisible Amazon: Photos from remote camera traps
Whilst working in the Amazon this summer, I was privileged to be surrounded by a staggering array of wildlife. Caiman cruised the depths..