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VISIT THE WINGS BOOKSTORE! See the world and share the stories, discoveries and adventures of the WINGS' Fellows.

iExplore! Your dream, your journey... Discover more about ethnobotany through WOD Rosita Arvigo, and more about life and science on the ice with WOD Birgit Sattler.

Check out our interactive Flag Report Program--first-person reports, trip write-ups, photos, and more from around the globe!

Enjoy the Fall '09 WINGS Newsletter! Learn about the 2010 awardees, various updates from the field (and office), and a conversation with Steffi Schwabe.

Fellows Meet the WINGS Fellows Incredible women from around the world who are making strides in a vast array of fields.

Protecting Our Water Dr. Edie Widder introduces "Kilroy," the wireless marine ecosystem monitor.

WINGS celebrates and supports extraordinary women explorers and promotes scientific exploration, education and conservation to inspire future generations.

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WINGS WorldQuest™ HONORS the 2010 WOMEN OF DISCOVERY

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VANISHING TRADITIONS AND COMMUNICATION WITH AND WITHIN THE PLANT AND ANIMAL WORLD

The Board of WINGS Worldquest™ has named the recipients of the organization’s 2010 Women of Discovery Awards! Among the five awardees—who will receive a grant and be honored at a gala event on April 15, 2010—are pioneers in the elucidation of plant communication and the documentation of ancient traditions, which are rapidly vanishing in the face of the modern world.

Felicity Aston, her International Team of Women Explorers and WINGS Flag #15 Arrive at the Geographic South Pole!

The Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition made history on December 29th as they arrived at the Geographic South Pole at 2309 (Antarctic time) on 29 December 2009 (0209 GMT on 30 November) after 38 days and 495 nautical miles skiing across one of the most hostile places on earth. Expedition leader and WINGS Flag Carrier Felicity Aston shares the teams excitement in her celebratory podcast...

"The World Is Blue: How our Fate and the Oceans Are One" by Sylvia A. Earle

WINGS 2003 Fellow Sylvia A. Earle releases her latest book on the inextricable ties between humans and the oceans, placing our fate squarely on our ability to save them.

Book review and listen to Podcast...

Lions Under Threat- WINGS Fellow Leela Hazzah, "The Lion Saver," Talks to Vogue Magazine

"The news is in: Lions in the wild are under threat. Biologist and eco-warrior Leela Hazzah is fighting to keep them alive." Vogue Magazine, Eve MacSweeney investigates. Photographed by Jonathan Becker.