In Darwin's wake
Look! Citizen science expedition follows the path of Darwin’s HMS Beagle
Opening doors for amateur explorers has many benefits, one biologist argues.

Charles Darwin’s five-year voyage around the world aboard the HMS Beagle is one of the most famous scientific expeditions of all time.
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The Beagle’s journey was primarily about mapping coastlines. Darwin was a passenger doing research with tools he had on hand.
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