explorers

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During 32 dives to the site, explorers collected samples from 485 whale-fossil sites and active whale falls, and found a treasure trove of remains, including one extinct whale's skeleton.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Specimens gathered by explorers generations ago continue to provide valuable scientific insights today, especially in remote regions where fieldwork remains difficult.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Sardines, tuna and abalone have all at some point been abundant along the California Current, a 1,900-mile stretch of the Pacific that has been ripe for explorers and fishers for centuries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But it was a chance to capture the imaginations of new generations of future space explorers, while also calling back to the one-giant-step-for-mankind sense of awed enormity that characterized the 20th-century Space Race.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

“Class, look at what these scientific explorers found!” he said.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller