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Gautam Shah: Saving wildlife from behind the computer screen

Victoria Herrmann is working to safeguard cultural heritage sites from climate change impacts

Francesco Porcelli employs modern tech to answer ancient questions

'Plastics Detective’ Imogen Napper traces pollution to the source

Baker Perry: Forecasting weather on top of the world

Thiago Silva: Uncovering resilience and adaptability in the Amazon’s floodplain forests

Alison Criscitiello: Breaking new ground in science and mountaineering

Diego Ponce de Léon Barido: Powering up a low-carbon world

Keolu Fox: Decoding the past to build a better future

Rosa Vásquez Espinoza: Magnifying the world’s tiniest life forms

Leo Lanna: Uncovering insect mysteries in the dark rainforest

Albert Lin: Modernizing exploration with new frontiers in technology

Gautam Shah: Saving wildlife from behind the computer screen

Victoria Herrmann is working to safeguard cultural heritage sites from climate change impacts

Francesco Porcelli employs modern tech to answer ancient questions

'Plastics Detective’ Imogen Napper traces pollution to the source

Baker Perry: Forecasting weather on top of the world

Thiago Silva: Uncovering resilience and adaptability in the Amazon’s floodplain forests

Alison Criscitiello: Breaking new ground in science and mountaineering

Diego Ponce de Léon Barido: Powering up a low-carbon world

Keolu Fox: Decoding the past to build a better future

Rosa Vásquez Espinoza: Magnifying the world’s tiniest life forms

Leo Lanna: Uncovering insect mysteries in the dark rainforest

Albert Lin: Modernizing exploration with new frontiers in technology

Gautam Shah: Saving wildlife from behind the computer screen

Victoria Herrmann is working to safeguard cultural heritage sites from climate change impacts

Francesco Porcelli employs modern tech to answer ancient questions

'Plastics Detective’ Imogen Napper traces pollution to the source

Baker Perry: Forecasting weather on top of the world

Thiago Silva: Uncovering resilience and adaptability in the Amazon’s floodplain forests

Alison Criscitiello: Breaking new ground in science and mountaineering

Diego Ponce de Léon Barido: Powering up a low-carbon world

Keolu Fox: Decoding the past to build a better future

Rosa Vásquez Espinoza: Magnifying the world’s tiniest life forms

Leo Lanna: Uncovering insect mysteries in the dark rainforest

Albert Lin: Modernizing exploration with new frontiers in technology

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