Explorers

In 1988, at 50 years old, Helen Thayer was the first woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole, solo. Accompanied by her husky dog,...

Born: 1968 Hometown: Albuquerque, NM Education: M.F.A Occupation: Environmental artist working at the intersection of art, science and technology Expeditions: The Dry Valleys and the South Pole of Antarctica,...

Born: 1972 Hometown: Toronto, Canada Education: Ph.D. in Biology Occupation: Herpetologist specializing in Central Africa venomous snakes Expeditions: Surveying reptiles/amphibians in Central Africa, herpetological expeditions in South and Central...

Born: 1970 Hometown: Kampala, Uganda Education: M.A. in Specialized Veterinary Medicine Occupation: Veterinary surgeon, founder and CEO of Conservation Through Public Health, Uganda Expeditions: Budongo Forest, Bwindi Impenetrable, Queen...

Born: 1976 Hometown: Denver, CO Education: Ph.D. in Earth Sciences Occupation: Paleontologist Expeditions: Europe and Western U.S. to analyze the distribution and diversity of bryozoans, a group of marine...

Born: 1947 Hometown: Stowe, VT Education: Ph.D. in Archaeology and Ethnology Occupation: Anthropologist Expeditions: 30 years of expeditions to the Kalahari Bushmen and th Enga of Papua New Guinea...

Born: 1954 Hometown: Oxford, England Education: B.A. in Anthropology Occupation: Photographer, writer, founder of WINGS WorldQuest Expeditions: Egypt, India, Tibet, the Arctic, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Alaska, Nepal, Greenland Favorite Places:...

Born: 1944 Hometown: Berkeley, CA Education: Ph.D. in Astronomy Occupation: Astronomer; former Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI at the SETI Institute Expeditions: Chasing after signals from distant technologies...

Anna Cummins has over 20 years of experience in environmental non-profit work including marine conservation, coastal watershed management, community relations and sustainability education. Her work...

Born: 1976 Hometown: Fairbanks, AK Education: Ph.D. in Aquatic Biology Occupation: Aquatic ecosystem ecologist and professor Expeditions: Siberia, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Finland, and Sweden to study methane emissions from...

Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover is a deep-sea biologist with an interest in ocean exploration and the ecology of chemosynthetic ecosystems. She began...

Ann Bancroft is one of the world’s preeminent polar explorers and an internationally recognized leader who is dedicated to inspiring women, girls and audiences around...

Susan Dudley, Ph.D. is a plant evolutionary ecologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, whose early work in plant kin recognition sparked both...

Alexandra Morton was born in 1957 in Lakeville, Connecticut. She developed her love for animals at an early age when she explored in...

Documentary filmmaker and wildlife photographer Carole Amore has traveled to remote parts of the world in pursuit of adventure. Her passion is the Asian tiger...