The Expedition Audacity Research Foundation (E.A.R.) is a global alliance of explorers, scientists, and storytellers working to protect life on Earth through truth, action, and audacity. We go where the headlines don’t — into the wild frontiers where climate change, human impact, and hope collide.

Our flagship, Expedition Audacity, leads ocean voyages and deep-sea research, combining hard science with hard knocks — real exploration, not armchair adventure. Audax Ventus transforms those journeys into stories that inspire action, blending documentary storytelling with Indigenous perspectives and human resilience. Red Quill Society dives into the shadows — exposing environmental crimes, corruption, and exploitation with uncompromising investigation.

And through Expedition Luminescence, we bring it all home — creating powerful educational programming across every platform to ignite curiosity, empathy, and environmental responsibility in the next generation.

We don’t watch history happen. We sail straight into it — camera in one hand, sample jar in the other — proving that courage and curiosity can still change the tide.

While Expedition Audacity delivers ocean-based science, Audax Ventus focuses on the people and species most affected by climate change and industrialisation—Indigenous communities and wildlife at the frontlines of a rapidly shifting planet.

From Arctic tundra to equatorial floodplains, from collapsing bee colonies to vanishing glaciers, Audax Ventus documents how global systems of extraction and exploitation are disrupting ancient knowledge, ecological balance, and cultural survival.

We combine ethical storytelling with rigorous field research—using drones, environmental sensors, and direct collaboration with communities to capture the full picture. Every insight is rooted in trust. Every story is shared with care. Whether we're mapping wildfire scars, tracking shifting migrations, or spotlighting traditional ecological knowledge, our mission is clear:
to bear witness, elevate lived experience, and turn stories into action.

Audax Ventus is not just a programme.
It’s a promise—

To listen deeply.
To speak responsibly.
To stand where others won’t,
so future generations won’t have to.

Expedition Audacity's Flagship Science Vessel

Where bold ideas set sail.

R/V Audacity is a steel-hulled, ocean-going research vessel designed to carry science into the heart of the wild. Outfitted for long-range missions and harsh conditions, she serves as a mobile field station for cutting-edge environmental research.

At sea, we specialise in eRNA and eDNA collection—rapid genetic sampling techniques that allow us to map biodiversity, detect elusive species, and monitor ecosystem health without ever disturbing the creatures we’re studying. This is science without harm, built for a planet in crisis.

But Expedition Audacity is more than a floating lab. She’s also a launchpad for the next generation of changemakers. Through our Independent Science Residency Programme, we offer recent graduates the opportunity to conduct their own research projects aboard—free of cost. No institutional red tape. No gatekeeping. Just honest science, on the frontlines of change.

If you’ve got the passion, we’ve got the vessel. Let’s go to where the questions haven’t been asked yet—and help find the answers together.

The Education & Outreach (E&O) team at Expedition Audacity exists to turn exploration into transformation. Our mission is simple but ambitious: share boldly, collaborate deeply, and document honestly—across every scientific, cultural, and nautical chapter of our journey.

At the heart of our work is a globally accessible STEAM+ curriculum—Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and beyond. It’s designed not for classrooms alone, but for communities, coastlines, and curious minds wherever they may be.

We don’t just drop anchor—we build relationships. Our crew works hand-in-hand with local communities, onboard experts, and select classrooms to co-create learning that’s culturally grounded, inclusive, and truly equitable. Every conversation becomes curriculum. Every voice adds value.

Through Expedition Luminescence, we’re lighting a new path for education at sea—bringing students face-to-face with primary-source material in real time. From bioluminescent creatures to climate shifts, young learners don’t just read about the world—they explore it, alongside those living and studying it.

This isn’t textbook science.
This is living knowledge.
And it belongs to all of us.