as in trips
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
an avid mountain climber, always on an expedition to some far-off corner of the world
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From robotic expeditions to the moon to a new observatory in space to a rendezvous with an asteroid, 2025 promises to be packed with ambitious space exploration.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Their results, published in the journal Nature this month, present evidence that ancient bacterial strains related to the syphilis disease group were widespread in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus’ expeditions.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
After Shackleton’s death, the vessel remained in use for 40 years, participating in seal hunting, Arctic research expeditions and rescue missions.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
To finally discover and sample these rare plants in the wild, Dr Robinson and collaborators launched two expeditions to two separate locations in 2023, but still were only able to discover 39 of the plants in total.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Players are each leading expeditions through the jungle to find the city.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Whether that means more realistic phishing expeditions or malware that has been AI-enhanced to evade detection, the results are not good for users.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Having long dreamed of Antarctic expeditions, writer and adventurer Blair Braverman finally makes it to the White Continent—and gives herself up to a different way of traveling.
—Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
The program, as its name suggests, sends experts on relatively short expeditions to critically important field sites worldwide to deepen understanding the overlap of biodiversity, healthy ecosystems and human societies.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Denise Chow, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Their results, published in the journal Nature this month, present evidence that ancient bacterial strains related to the syphilis disease group were widespread in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus’ expeditions.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
After Shackleton’s death, the vessel remained in use for 40 years, participating in seal hunting, Arctic research expeditions and rescue missions.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
To finally discover and sample these rare plants in the wild, Dr Robinson and collaborators launched two expeditions to two separate locations in 2023, but still were only able to discover 39 of the plants in total.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Players are each leading expeditions through the jungle to find the city.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Whether that means more realistic phishing expeditions or malware that has been AI-enhanced to evade detection, the results are not good for users.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Having long dreamed of Antarctic expeditions, writer and adventurer Blair Braverman finally makes it to the White Continent—and gives herself up to a different way of traveling.
—Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
The program, as its name suggests, sends experts on relatively short expeditions to critically important field sites worldwide to deepen understanding the overlap of biodiversity, healthy ecosystems and human societies.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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