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Billy Heaney

Billy Heaney

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NOVEMBER 05, 2024  •   BY Danielle Fear

Nature’s oddest predator-prey relationship: Orcas hunting Moose

Exploring rare marine predator behaviour (3-minute read)

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OCTOBER 25, 2024  •   BY Mark Stratton

The Frontier town where polar bears do jail time

Churchill, an arctic port town in Canada, has a facility to hold polar bears that come into town. But it is not a straightforward progression that melting sea ice is increasing their visits downtown. (5-minute read)

Alamy Flip Nicklin Minden

Alamy Flip Nicklin Minden

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DECEMBER 05, 2024  •   BY Melissa Hobson

The unicorns of the sea

The chance of seeing narwhals in the wild is low. But for the lucky people who catch a glimpse of these elusive animals, this rarity makes the encounter even more special (4-minute read)

Lazy Bear Expeditions

Lazy Bear Expeditions

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OCTOBER 10, 2024  •   BY Mark Stratton

Aurora Borealis and Solar Cycle 25 explained

Insights: Why 2025 is a good year to witness the Northern Lights (4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

Mark Stratton

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2024  •   BY Mark Stratton

Fifty words for snow: A micro-expedition to Scoresby Sound

A micro-expedition to Scoresby Sound (5-minute read)

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JUNE 29, 2024  •   BY Saunders CB

Krill: the planet's smallest influencers?

How an off-course expedition cruise in Antarctica and a tiny crustacean activated my ambassadorship of the planet (10-minute read)

Rosie B Wild

Rosie B Wild

Gannet Image Rosie B Wild

MAY 15, 2024  •   BY Jos Dewing

My gannet teacher

How a British Isles expedition cruise alerted me to birding and citizen science (4-minute read)

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