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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The Explorers Journal

EXPLORATION NEWS

A HIGH-SEAS HOT SPOT • discovering deep-water habitats at risk

INTO THE COVE OF MYSTERIES • exploring the wrecks of Cala en Busquets

A WINDOW ON THE PAST • a paleontological treasure trove is revealed in the Tatacoa Desert of south-central Colombia

ON THE TRAIL WITH THE BONEDOGGLERS • in the hills of Montana, avid fossil hunters find relics of a lost world

THE CICADAS ARE COMING, THE CICADAS ARE COMING • the portent of a double brood emergence sparks a heady conversation between David Rothenberg and Joseph Yoon

cicada nymph spring stir-fry • SERVES 4

DREAM BIG, CLIMB HIGH • learning and character building on the roof of Africa

HARVESTING THE WILD • a spring green delicacy

the silent assassin • time to keep your tent flaps open

BOOK REVIEWS

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WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? • GREAT MOMENTS IN EXPLORATION AS TOLD TO JIM CLASH