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Constance Scharff, PhD

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Constance Scharff, PhD, is an explorer, anthropologist, and expedition writer who travels to some of the world's most remote communities in search of the stories that rarely make headlines. As founder and principal investigator of The Human Resilience Project, she leads global expeditions exploring how Indigenous peoples adapt to climate change, conflict, and environmental extremes. Carrying both an Explorers Club flag and Rolex watch on recent expeditions in Kenya, New Zealand, and remote Alaska, her work combines boots-on-the-ground reporting with scientific research to uncover remarkable traditions of resilience, bringing overlooked people, places, and knowledge to readers through immersive storytelling.
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Taxidermied Phar Lap

Melbourne, Australia

Phar Lap

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth

Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth

This classic photo booth was saved from destruction by the local community.

Polly Woodside

South Wharf, Australia

Polly Woodside

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

Cook's Cottage

Melbourne, Australia

Captain Cook's Cottage

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

Ned Kellys Armour

Melbourne, Australia

Ned Kelly's Armour

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

The Bunyip.

Melbourne, Australia

The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

AC/DC Lane.

Melbourne, Australia

AC/DC Lane

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

Gog and Magog and Gaunt's Clock

Melbourne, Australia

Gog and Magog

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

The Fairies Tree.

Melbourne, Australia

Fairies Tree

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

The Princess Theare

Melbourne, Australia

Princess Theatre

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

Cow up a Tree, Australian history and humor

Melbourne, Australia

Cow Up a Tree

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Old Melbourne Gaol

Melbourne, Australia

Old Melbourne Gaol

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Coop's Shot Tower

Melbourne, Australia

Coop's Shot Tower

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

Fruit Bat!

Fairfield, Australia

Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

A little penguin.

St Kilda, Australia

St. Kilda Pier Penguin Colony

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

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