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

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LADYSTONE AND THE JACKFRUIT TEPACHE • adventure in pursuit of a rare mezcal in the highlands of Oaxaca

BOTANICAL WONDERS • British photographer Levon Biss captures the sculptural beauty of exotic fruits and seeds

TALES FROM THE AMAZON • Briton Pete Casey’s excellent and harrowing adventure ends in success

FINDING CLOTILDA • charting a future for America’s last slave ship

STAR POWER • since its Christmas Day launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has become a gift that keeps on giving

THE WRIGHT STUFF • marine scientist Dawn Wright makes waves diving “the Deep”

HARVESTING THE WILD • please, do eat the daisies

EXTREME MEDICINE • monkeypox is this the next pandemic?

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WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? • Victor Vescovo deep thoughts

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