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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SO MANY SHARDS, SO LITTLE TIME • enlightenment and a window on priorities at an ancient Bronze Age site

AT LAST • Mensun Bound on the discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed Endurance

FEAR NOT • communing with the natural world beneath the waves

BEYOND NOVA ZEMBLA • exploring a British Arctic legacy on the shores of Baffin Island

WHEN JUNO MET JUPITER • an extraordinary journey embarks on an exciting new phase

MIND OVER MATTER • record-setting British adventurer James Ketchell on overcoming adversity

HARVESTING THE WILD weeds, wonderful weeds

EXTREME MEDICINE YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE FIELD • watch your step a new tool in treating snakebite

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