High Altitude, Underwater Archaeology and Sacred Landscapes in the Peruvian Andes In 2011, Preston Sowell made the serendipitous discovery of ruins and artifacts submerged 15 ft beneath the waters of a large, remote lake located at 16,000 ft in the Peruvian Andes. Subsequent expeditions and research have revealed that the site held ceremonial significance to the pre-Incan and Incan peoples and its cultural resources may hold the key to protecting the rich ecosystem surrounding it. To the Incan culture and its predecessors, the landscape itself was sacred and archaeologists have come to realize that ceremonial structures were integrated with the… Continue reading>>

Join us for a fascinating tour and meet and greet with Rudy, the 24-year-old endangered black rhino. Our tour will be led by Denver zookeeper David Johnson, wildlife biologist, book author, conservationist and self-professed animal nerd. Your only cost is the admission to the zoo. Learn more about his conservation fund at: http://www.katieadamsonconservationfund.org Continue reading>>

Polar adventurer, expedition guide, dog musher and educator, Eric Larsen has spent the past 15 years of his life traveling in some of the most remote and wild places left on earth. In 2006, Eric and Lonnie Dupre completed the first ever summer expedition to the North Pole. During this journey, the duo pulled and paddled specially modified canoes across 550 miles of shifting sea ice and open ocean. Eric successfully led his first expedition to the South Pole in 2008, covering nearly 600 miles in 41 days. Eric is now one of only a few Americans in to have… Continue reading>>

The Truth About Sharks Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza is passionate about sharing her love of the ocean, the joy of exploration and the critical importance of science.  Her research focuses on the sensory biology and ecological physiology of sharks, skates and rays. Mikki has been a tireless advocate for sharks, highlighting their global declines and framing new directions for their conservation. Mikki has been invited to speak, educate and conduct research at labs and institutions in South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Her outreach efforts have been documented in film, magazine and radio by the BBC, National Geographic, Discovery Channel’s Shark… Continue reading>>

Extreme Science: From the Arctic to the Antarctic to the Himalaya Ulyana talks about her adventure science expeditions spanning the globe: from working on the back deck of an icebreaker in Antarctica as part of a team from Rice University, to tracking melting of debris-covered glaciers in Nepal for her PhD, to measuring snow pollution impacts on Baffin Island (Canadian Arctic) with partial sponsorship from National Geographic. Ulyana runs “Science in the Wild,” an adventure travel company aimed at getting ordinary people out on citizen science expeditions – pushing their limits as well as pushing the realm of what’s possible in field… Continue reading>>