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data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC ">Jeff Kerby didn’t know he was looking for an Arctic poppy when he, fellow <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/impact/"><u class=" ">National Geographic Explorer</u></a> <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://explorers.nationalgeographic.org/directory/brian-j-buma"><u class=" ">Brian Buma</u></a> and a team of researchers climbed to the top of the world to photograph it.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“I was hoping jealously that it was something like a poppy. It's more charismatic than a purple saxifrage.” Though frosted, purple saxifrage blooms lurked on a nearby mountainside on the northern coast of Inuit Qeqertaat—a small island off the northernmost coast of Greenland, and the last stretch of land on top of the earth.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Kerby and team trudged dozens of kilometers through bitter cold hauling gear, food, and even a rubber dingy to a staging camp on Greenland's north coastline. “So much gear,” he recalls. It was July. Kerby managed to snap some photos of the world’s northernmost flower while scouting, with plans to return the following day with his full kit, but the team was hit by a blizzard. Instead, they began hauling their gear back to their rendezvous point.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">After nine days of being trapped in a tent, crawling out of a foot-and-a-half of snow, and braving 40 mph (65 kph) winds, they were unable to return to Inuit Qeqertaat on that trip. Kerby hoped that at least the picture of the world’s <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/northernmost-plant-moss-arctic-poppy"><u class=" ">northernmost flower</u></a> would be beautiful. </p></div></div></div><div class="NYwzQ vUYNV glxIO ilAoG HPkGR "><div class="ambientVideo"><div class="ResponsiveWrapper"><aside class="InlineElement InlineElement--content-width InlineElement--desktop InlineVideo" aria-label="Silent Video for Greenland National Park"><div class="SingleVideo"><div class="AmbientVideoWrapper"><div style="padding-bottom:56.25%" class="NatGeoVideoPlayer aspect-ratio--parent aspect-ratio--16x9 VideoPlayer"><iframe allowfullscreen="" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" title="Greenland National Park" class="absolute-fill" src="about:blank"></iframe><div class="VideoPlayer--placeholder absolute-fill"><div class="MediaPlaceholder relative MediaPlaceholder--16x9 cursor-pointer" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><figure class="Image aspect-ratio--parent MediaPlaceholder__Image"><div class="RatioFrame aspect-ratio--16x9"></div><div class="Image__Wrapper aspect-ratio--child"><img aria-hidden="true" alt="" class="" data-mptype="image" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII="/></div></figure><div class="MediaPlaceholder__Overlay absolute-fill flex flex-center-all"></div><div class="MediaPlaceholder__PlaybackWrapper absolute-fill"></div></div></div></div><button aria-label="Pause" class="Button Button--sm Button--icon-noLabel AmbientVideoWrapper__Toggle AmbientVideoWrapper__Toggle--bottom_left" tabindex="0"><svg focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" class="icon__svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><use xlink:href="#icon__ambient__pause"></use></svg></button></div><div class="VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU eEzcu lZur " data-testid="prism-caption" style="margin-top:12px"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Footage of Northeast Greenland National Park provided by National Geographic Explorer Jeff Kerby.</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></aside></div></div></div><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">But the purpose of the Expedition across Greenland’s northern shoreline was more than a photoshoot of the high tundra’s flora and fauna. The research team recorded other signs of life at this latitude with the aim of creating a digital map of the rarely visited region. A clump of <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/169820-Tortula-mucronifolia"><u class=" ">mucronate screw moss</u></a> that surpassed the lone poppy by only a few centimeters claimed the title of northernmost plant. A tiny short-tailed weasel—a stoat—emerged from its home in a pile of rocks along the shoreline and climbed over the crew. The northernmost settled mammal on land. The project was inspired by Buma’s 2017 harrowing trek to locate <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/the-tree-at-the-bottom-of-the-world-and-the-wind-blasted-trek-to-find-it-feature"><u class=" ">the world’s southernmost tree</u></a>.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Identifying species at land’s true edges gives humans a point of reference to track as the planet evolves. “Every species has a northern limit, but we don’t really know where they are. We also know those limits are probably changing as climate change happens,” Kerby says. </p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="lZur " data-testid="prism-copyright-wrapper"><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 374px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/5fdedeed-b1a0-4dba-bb32-34108242bd79/ExpeditionMap_MartinGamache.jpg?w=374&h=208, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/5fdedeed-b1a0-4dba-bb32-34108242bd79/ExpeditionMap_MartinGamache.jpg?w=748&h=416 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/5fdedeed-b1a0-4dba-bb32-34108242bd79/ExpeditionMap_MartinGamache.jpg?w=413&h=230, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/5fdedeed-b1a0-4dba-bb32-34108242bd79/ExpeditionMap_MartinGamache.jpg?w=826&h=460 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/5fdedeed-b1a0-4dba-bb32-34108242bd79/ExpeditionMap_MartinGamache.jpg?w=718&h=400, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/5fdedeed-b1a0-4dba-bb32-34108242bd79/ExpeditionMap_MartinGamache.jpg?w=1436&h=800 2x"/><img alt="Martin Gamache, National Geographic Society Sources: Jeff Kerby, Scott Polar Research Institute; Brian Buma, Environmental Defense Fund; SkySat imagery from July 13, 2023, Planet Labs PBC; ArcticDEM." class="hsDdd vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI UbGlr " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/5fdedeed-b1a0-4dba-bb32-34108242bd79/ExpeditionMap_MartinGamache.jpg" id="NG Asset Jeff Kerby IV"/></picture></div><button aria-label="Open Fullscreen" class="mLASH egFzk qXWHA ScoIf XbEWk jIRH nkbp OJpwZ hUQGO wSPfd ofvJb lIDy YIauu gGlNh ARCOA kyjTO xqlN gWRci aNnIu GDslh LjPJo RpDvg YYtC rTpcz EDgo UVTAB hswTp sXtkB AAqU fctVp ENhiS xjUSk NatTH NqeUA dZTKY QMxMQ LpcJi wardV kcRqD fhCRd MYLFX RkJsE iEOQC yaNWn ZUpvj HoXXr " data-testid="prism-ImageViewer_ExpandButton" type="button"><span class="CSJky pdAzW JSFPu "><svg aria-hidden="true" class=" " data-testid="prism-iconography" height="1em" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" data-icon="view-fullscreenEnter"><path fill="currentColor" d="M6.48 11.24V16h3.04V9.52H16V6.48H6.48v4.76M32 8v1.52h6.48V16h3.04V6.48H32V8M6.48 36.76v4.76H16v-3.04H9.52V32H6.48v4.76m32-1.52v3.24H32v3.04h9.52V32h-3.04v3.24"/></svg></span></button><figcaption><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Martin Gamache, National Geographic Society<br>Sources: Jeff Kerby, Scott Polar Research Institute; Brian Buma, Environmental Defense Fund; SkySat imagery from July 13, 2023, Planet Labs PBC; ArcticDEM.</span></span></span></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">In the Arctic and Antarctica, melting coastal ice exposes more gravelly earth over time, tweaking the boundaries of the geographical record. During the research phase of the project, the team learned that Inuit Qeqertaat was confirmed as the northernmost island in the world the year prior. “As we dug deeper with the Society maps team, we saw that a section of the north coast needed updating based on the satellite imagery we gathered,” Kerby says, resulting in a redrawing of this portion of the official National Geographic Atlas. </p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The latest National Geographic Atlas of the World (2019) includes an island north of Inuit Qeqertaat, but the feature has since been eroded by shifting ice. Both the island and its label have been removed from National Geographic digital map data and the change will be reflected in the next Atlas edition.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Kerby is a trained ecologist, geographer and photographer whose career has largely been centered on a quest to understand nature’s patterns and sharing his discoveries.<b class="cXscX "> </b>Phenology, or the seasonal rhythms of plant and animal life cycles, intrigues Kerby — particularly when shaped by climate in extreme environments. </p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="lZur " data-testid="prism-copyright-wrapper"><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 374px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/036d9866-3204-4ffb-98c9-0ae3735656ec/20230730_144107.jpg?w=374&h=281, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/036d9866-3204-4ffb-98c9-0ae3735656ec/20230730_144107.jpg?w=748&h=562 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/036d9866-3204-4ffb-98c9-0ae3735656ec/20230730_144107.jpg?w=413&h=310, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/036d9866-3204-4ffb-98c9-0ae3735656ec/20230730_144107.jpg?w=826&h=620 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/036d9866-3204-4ffb-98c9-0ae3735656ec/20230730_144107.jpg?w=718&h=539, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/036d9866-3204-4ffb-98c9-0ae3735656ec/20230730_144107.jpg?w=1436&h=1078 2x"/><img alt="National Geographic Explorer Jeff Kerby photographs a plant commonly known as Sorensen's catchfly poking through recently fallen snow in the northernmost land area of Greenland." class="hsDdd vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI UbGlr " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/036d9866-3204-4ffb-98c9-0ae3735656ec/20230730_144107.jpg" id="NG Asset Jeff Kerby"/></picture></div><button aria-label="Open Fullscreen" class="mLASH egFzk qXWHA ScoIf XbEWk jIRH nkbp OJpwZ hUQGO wSPfd ofvJb lIDy YIauu gGlNh ARCOA kyjTO xqlN gWRci aNnIu GDslh LjPJo RpDvg YYtC rTpcz EDgo UVTAB hswTp sXtkB AAqU fctVp ENhiS xjUSk NatTH NqeUA dZTKY QMxMQ LpcJi wardV kcRqD fhCRd MYLFX RkJsE iEOQC yaNWn ZUpvj HoXXr " data-testid="prism-ImageViewer_ExpandButton" type="button"><span class="CSJky pdAzW JSFPu "><svg aria-hidden="true" class=" " data-testid="prism-iconography" height="1em" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" data-icon="view-fullscreenEnter"><path fill="currentColor" d="M6.48 11.24V16h3.04V9.52H16V6.48H6.48v4.76M32 8v1.52h6.48V16h3.04V6.48H32V8M6.48 36.76v4.76H16v-3.04H9.52V32H6.48v4.76m32-1.52v3.24H32v3.04h9.52V32h-3.04v3.24"/></svg></span></button><figcaption><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">National Geographic Explorer Jeff Kerby photographs a plant commonly known as Sorensen's catchfly poking through recently fallen snow in the northernmost land area of Greenland.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Photograph by Brian Buma</span></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">He spent five summers tracking the arrival and calving of a caribou herd in West Greenland, part of a long-term ongoing project. He’s helped place GPS collars on gazelle populations in Mongolian spring and then followed their search for food by overlaying their movements on satellite images. His interdisciplinary research weaves in narrative photography, satellite imagery and computational analyses derived from long field stays to document and understand Earth’s rhythms.</p></div></div></div><div class="VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:12;--grid-column-span-xs:12;--grid-column-span-sm:12;--grid-column-span-md:24;--grid-column-span-lg:24;--grid-column-span-xl:24;--grid-column-span-xxl:24;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:auto;--grid-column-start-lg:auto;--grid-column-start-xl:auto;--grid-column-start-xxl:auto"><div class="bigVG QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX OLpez "><div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="lZur " data-testid="prism-copyright-wrapper"><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 374px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg?w=374&h=210, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg?w=748&h=420 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg?w=413&h=232, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg?w=826&h=464 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px) and (max-width: 767px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg?w=718&h=404, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg?w=1436&h=808 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg?w=718&h=404, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg?w=1436&h=808 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg?w=1280&h=720, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg?w=2560&h=1440 2x"/><img alt="An Arctic poppy thrives on the northern coast of Greenland. Among the plant life in this region, these hardy flowers are like giants. Some, like this one, grow in clumps that protect themselves from harsh weather. Like a satellite dish, they will slowly turn to follow the sun. On an expedition to understand what lives at this latitude, an Arctic poppy like this was found about 20 inches south of the world's northernmost plant." class="hsDdd vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI UbGlr " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/1ba20c67-d96c-4ab2-b2f7-64b5afd8d85a/ArcticPoppy%20(1).jpg" id="NG Asset Jeff Kerby VI"/></picture></div><button aria-label="Open Fullscreen" class="mLASH egFzk qXWHA ScoIf XbEWk jIRH nkbp OJpwZ hUQGO wSPfd ofvJb lIDy YIauu gGlNh ARCOA kyjTO xqlN gWRci aNnIu GDslh LjPJo RpDvg YYtC rTpcz EDgo UVTAB hswTp sXtkB AAqU fctVp ENhiS xjUSk NatTH NqeUA dZTKY QMxMQ LpcJi wardV kcRqD fhCRd MYLFX RkJsE iEOQC yaNWn ZUpvj HoXXr " data-testid="prism-ImageViewer_ExpandButton" type="button"><span class="CSJky pdAzW JSFPu "><svg aria-hidden="true" class=" " data-testid="prism-iconography" height="1em" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" data-icon="view-fullscreenEnter"><path fill="currentColor" d="M6.48 11.24V16h3.04V9.52H16V6.48H6.48v4.76M32 8v1.52h6.48V16h3.04V6.48H32V8M6.48 36.76v4.76H16v-3.04H9.52V32H6.48v4.76m32-1.52v3.24H32v3.04h9.52V32h-3.04v3.24"/></svg></span></button><figcaption><div class="VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC HkWF HfYhe kGyAC " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">An Arctic poppy, the northernmost species of flower, thrives on the northern coast of Greenland's mainland. A lone Arctic poppy like this was found to be the world's northernmost flower, located about 20 inches south of the world's northernmost plant.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Photograph by Jeff Kerby</span></div></div></div></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The poles have beckoned him repeatedly back, as the two most rapidly heating spots on the planet. Earth is warming <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.npr.org/2022/08/11/1116608415/the-arctic-is-heating-up-nearly-four-times-faster-than-the-rest-of-earth-study-f"><u class=" ">four times faster</u></a> at its northernmost latitudes than it does anywhere else, and life is responding.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“Shrubs are getting bigger, bare land is becoming vegetated. These little changes add up across the tundra regions to change the energy balance of the north, and even impact the global carbon cycle,” Kerby highlights.</p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="lZur " data-testid="prism-copyright-wrapper"><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 374px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/8655a758-271a-4498-8477-e650203ecac8/Greenland_cr%20Jeff%20Kerby_MM9936_20230730_08717_CC.jpg?w=374&h=249, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/8655a758-271a-4498-8477-e650203ecac8/Greenland_cr%20Jeff%20Kerby_MM9936_20230730_08717_CC.jpg?w=748&h=498 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/8655a758-271a-4498-8477-e650203ecac8/Greenland_cr%20Jeff%20Kerby_MM9936_20230730_08717_CC.jpg?w=413&h=275, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/8655a758-271a-4498-8477-e650203ecac8/Greenland_cr%20Jeff%20Kerby_MM9936_20230730_08717_CC.jpg?w=826&h=550 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/8655a758-271a-4498-8477-e650203ecac8/Greenland_cr%20Jeff%20Kerby_MM9936_20230730_08717_CC.jpg?w=718&h=479, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/8655a758-271a-4498-8477-e650203ecac8/Greenland_cr%20Jeff%20Kerby_MM9936_20230730_08717_CC.jpg?w=1436&h=958 2x"/><img alt="A plant commonly known as Sorensen's catchfly pokes through recently fallen snow." class="hsDdd vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI UbGlr " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/8655a758-271a-4498-8477-e650203ecac8/Greenland_cr%20Jeff%20Kerby_MM9936_20230730_08717_CC.jpg" id="NG Asset Jeff Kerby VIII"/></picture></div><button aria-label="Open Fullscreen" class="mLASH egFzk qXWHA ScoIf XbEWk jIRH nkbp OJpwZ hUQGO wSPfd ofvJb lIDy YIauu gGlNh ARCOA kyjTO xqlN gWRci aNnIu GDslh LjPJo RpDvg YYtC rTpcz EDgo UVTAB hswTp sXtkB AAqU fctVp ENhiS xjUSk NatTH NqeUA dZTKY QMxMQ LpcJi wardV kcRqD fhCRd MYLFX RkJsE iEOQC yaNWn ZUpvj HoXXr " data-testid="prism-ImageViewer_ExpandButton" type="button"><span class="CSJky pdAzW JSFPu "><svg aria-hidden="true" class=" " data-testid="prism-iconography" height="1em" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" data-icon="view-fullscreenEnter"><path fill="currentColor" d="M6.48 11.24V16h3.04V9.52H16V6.48H6.48v4.76M32 8v1.52h6.48V16h3.04V6.48H32V8M6.48 36.76v4.76H16v-3.04H9.52V32H6.48v4.76m32-1.52v3.24H32v3.04h9.52V32h-3.04v3.24"/></svg></span></button><figcaption><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">A plant commonly known as Sorensen's catchfly pokes through recently fallen snow.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Photograph by Jeff Kerby</span></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Over the years he’s become familiar with some of the planet’s harshest environments, their inhabitants and how life thrives in spite of it all. “Whether it’s in the mountains of Ethiopia or the Arctic you see these incredible stories of survival and overcoming challenges,” Kerby says, having set up long-term stays in both, and beyond.</p><h2 class="RxNCg ykkUm PvZ nIjPJ PMXYp LmsHF SfAHY mNgye lNbol LBPRq "><u class=" ">Nature’s patterns</u></h2><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Kerby references a quote from prominent Swedish botanist Olof Hedberg. In Ethiopia, there’s a saying that “it’s summer every day and winter every night.” In the East African country’s highlands, where Kerby bore witness to the reality of this phrase for the first time, one of the world’s toughest monkeys became his neighbor, photography subject and introduction to life’s rhythmic nature.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">How he ended up working with gelada monkeys is an unconventional story.<b class="cXscX "> </b>Kerby graduated university as a Russian studies major. He had accumulated so many science credits during a temporary pivot to pre-med that he double majored in biology, and in that time, became acquainted with behavioral ecology. He embarked on a field research project under the guidance of Drs. 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nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Within days of his graduation, he boarded a plane to his new home for the next year: a tent pitched at 11,000 feet on a mountain ridge at the edge of the Great Rift Valley that overlooked a chasm of cascading hills pouring down to sea level. </p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">In retrospect, Kerby reflects that he applied for the post as “a response to failure,” after being rejected from an opportunity to work with seals in Siberia, and deeming himself not quite career-level fluent in Russian. Though he eventually surveyed Arctic greening in Siberia, and can hold conversations with Slavic language-speaking visiting scholars at the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge, where he’s currently based.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">During his time in Ethiopia Kerby learned Amharic, too. And he observed the way the <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/gelada-monkeys-survive-harsh-climate-in-ethiopian-highlands?loggedin=true&rnd=1729116003547"><u class=" ">world’s only grass-eating primate </u></a>would substitute invertebrates into its diet when edible forbs were scarce. The cliff dweller primates, also called bleeding heart monkeys for their characteristically bright red chest patches, challenged Kerby’s view of nature as “random and chaotic,” He grew increasingly interested in patterns and rhythms, especially in the foraging behavior of animals. “It’s an observable pattern that might explain more than humans realize,” he asserts.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Kerby has had a hand in <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajpa.22559"><u class=" ">studying</u></a> the dietary adaptability of geladas. His career kickstarted in the Afroalpine ecosystem of the Guassa Community Conservation Area. Led by Dr. Peter Fashing, Kerby and a team of researchers, including fellow Explorer <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://explorers.nationalgeographic.org/directory/vivek-v-venkataraman"><u class=" ">Vivek Venkataraman</u></a>, found that adaptations in geladas' feeding strategies could provide insights into the dietary evolution of human ancestors, who may have at one point thrived on similar vegetation.</p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="lZur " data-testid="prism-copyright-wrapper"><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 374px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/4e202e86-24d8-4145-99b2-b22acf70841d/DSC_5937.jpg?w=374&h=250, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/4e202e86-24d8-4145-99b2-b22acf70841d/DSC_5937.jpg?w=748&h=500 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/4e202e86-24d8-4145-99b2-b22acf70841d/DSC_5937.jpg?w=413&h=276, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/4e202e86-24d8-4145-99b2-b22acf70841d/DSC_5937.jpg?w=826&h=552 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/4e202e86-24d8-4145-99b2-b22acf70841d/DSC_5937.jpg?w=718&h=479, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/4e202e86-24d8-4145-99b2-b22acf70841d/DSC_5937.jpg?w=1436&h=958 2x"/><img alt="Peach colored skin around the eyes of a gelada is exposed when eyebrows are raised, a threat signal or a sign of fear, but are seen here during a time of social grooming and rest." class="hsDdd vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI UbGlr " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/4e202e86-24d8-4145-99b2-b22acf70841d/DSC_5937.jpg" id="NG Asset Jeff Kerby"/></picture></div><button aria-label="Open Fullscreen" class="mLASH egFzk qXWHA ScoIf XbEWk jIRH nkbp OJpwZ hUQGO wSPfd ofvJb lIDy YIauu gGlNh ARCOA kyjTO xqlN gWRci aNnIu GDslh LjPJo RpDvg YYtC rTpcz EDgo UVTAB hswTp sXtkB AAqU fctVp ENhiS xjUSk NatTH NqeUA dZTKY QMxMQ LpcJi wardV kcRqD fhCRd MYLFX RkJsE iEOQC yaNWn ZUpvj HoXXr " data-testid="prism-ImageViewer_ExpandButton" type="button"><span class="CSJky pdAzW JSFPu "><svg aria-hidden="true" class=" " data-testid="prism-iconography" height="1em" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" data-icon="view-fullscreenEnter"><path fill="currentColor" d="M6.48 11.24V16h3.04V9.52H16V6.48H6.48v4.76M32 8v1.52h6.48V16h3.04V6.48H32V8M6.48 36.76v4.76H16v-3.04H9.52V32H6.48v4.76m32-1.52v3.24H32v3.04h9.52V32h-3.04v3.24"/></svg></span></button><figcaption><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Peach colored skin around the eyes of a gelada is exposed when eyebrows are raised, a threat signal or a sign of fear, but are seen here during a time of social grooming and rest.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Photograph by Jeff Kerby</span></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Life in the Ethiopian Highlands is harsh for the geladas. They spend the day foraging for nutrients in grass and forbs without much tree cover to conceal them from predators or shield them from frigid temperatures and rain. And though Guassa <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/gelada-monkeys-grass-eating-guassa-ethiopia-bleeding-heart?loggedin=true&rnd=1729274619723"><u class=" ">community conservation</u></a> activity has been a boon for gelada prosperity, the monkeys’ future looks uncertain in the face of climate change and other threats. </p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Reflecting on the delicate Arctic poppy he found pushing its way through seaside rocks to find the sun, Kerby wonders about life that can thrive in such tempestuous conditions. “What does it say about that plant, living all the way at the edge of land? And how can we all contribute to figuring out the fundamental processes that shape more hidden edges for species across the world?”</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Photographs have worked as Kerby’s storytelling tool for the fascinating world of life at extremes. After a series of “mediocre at best” gelada portraits during his first one-year stay, and with return trips supported by Society grants, Kerby refined his use of photography. He adopted a visual language, in which he became so adept he published a magazine-worthy <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/gelada-baboon-giving-birth"><u class=" ">photo essay</u></a> with National Geographic showcasing his deep connection with the primates. The story was published in the special issue showcasing the 100 greatest photographs of the last century.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">He had observed gelada behavior closely. 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Oh I think I know what’s about to happen here.’ I built on that biologist background to get a photo that I might’ve missed otherwise,” he acknowledges. “I’m glad I didn't mess up the focus or something silly that a biologist-turned-photographer might do.” </p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">There are benefits to his artistic eye belonging to a trained scientist. On the last trip to Greenland, “I’m sure Brian could have found a more technical photographer or a vegetation ecologist with a deeper knowledge of taxonomy, but in terms of one person I think I hit the local optimum,” he jokes, “I got to leverage my skill sets and save us a bit of weight on the airplane.” </p></div></div></div><div class="VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:12;--grid-column-span-xs:12;--grid-column-span-sm:12;--grid-column-span-md:24;--grid-column-span-lg:24;--grid-column-span-xl:24;--grid-column-span-xxl:24;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:auto;--grid-column-start-lg:auto;--grid-column-start-xl:auto;--grid-column-start-xxl:auto"><div class="bigVG QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX OLpez "><div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="lZur " data-testid="prism-copyright-wrapper"><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 374px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg?w=374&h=230, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg?w=748&h=460 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 413px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg?w=413&h=254, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg?w=826&h=508 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 414px) and (max-width: 767px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg?w=718&h=441, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg?w=1436&h=882 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg?w=718&h=441, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg?w=1436&h=882 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 1025px)" srcSet="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg?w=1280&h=787, https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg?w=2560&h=1574 2x"/><img alt="The Expedition team’s camp on the north coast of Greenland. The small island on the horizon is Inuit Qeqertaat, the last stretch of land on top of the earth." class="hsDdd vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI UbGlr " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" src="https://i.natgeofe.com/n/49413632-8264-46cf-a304-d7ba9e3cd84b/CampAndIsland.jpg" id="NG Asset Jeff Kerby XII"/></picture></div><button aria-label="Open Fullscreen" class="mLASH egFzk qXWHA ScoIf XbEWk jIRH nkbp OJpwZ hUQGO wSPfd ofvJb lIDy YIauu gGlNh ARCOA kyjTO xqlN gWRci aNnIu GDslh LjPJo RpDvg YYtC rTpcz EDgo UVTAB hswTp sXtkB AAqU fctVp ENhiS xjUSk NatTH NqeUA dZTKY QMxMQ LpcJi wardV kcRqD fhCRd MYLFX RkJsE iEOQC yaNWn ZUpvj HoXXr " data-testid="prism-ImageViewer_ExpandButton" type="button"><span class="CSJky pdAzW JSFPu "><svg aria-hidden="true" class=" " data-testid="prism-iconography" height="1em" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" data-icon="view-fullscreenEnter"><path fill="currentColor" d="M6.48 11.24V16h3.04V9.52H16V6.48H6.48v4.76M32 8v1.52h6.48V16h3.04V6.48H32V8M6.48 36.76v4.76H16v-3.04H9.52V32H6.48v4.76m32-1.52v3.24H32v3.04h9.52V32h-3.04v3.24"/></svg></span></button><figcaption><div class="VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC HkWF HfYhe kGyAC " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">The Expedition team’s camp on the north coast of Greenland. The small island on the horizon is Inuit Qeqertaat, the last stretch of land on top of the earth.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Photograph by Jeff Kerby</span></div></div></div></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">This duality cultivates a theme that runs through his photography: the intersection of natural history, ecology and computational analysis to make sense of the world and try to communicate that in a visually interesting way. “That’s a challenge that I struggle with, but it’s a motivator too.”</p><h2 class="RxNCg ykkUm PvZ nIjPJ PMXYp LmsHF SfAHY mNgye lNbol LBPRq "><u class=" ">A collective effort</u></h2><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">During the Covid lockdowns Kerby collaborated with a team of Explorers on a Society-funded project to generate an immersive, <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.arcticxr.com/"><u class=" ">virtual reality</u></a> journey through Qikiqtaruk–Herschel Island, a Yukon Territorial Park in northwest Arctic Canada. </p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“We had all this existing drone data and couldn’t go into the field, and wouldn’t it be nice to access this environment,” which is not easily accessible even without a pandemic, “without really being there?”</p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO GbsKS pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW AMhAA daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc ebfE nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY VvTxJ iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM hbvnu OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD iShaE ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV kRoBe oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><blockquote class="HsNzY JnYwf jsU UoVV WtEci dSKvB seFhp pUIMW daMmF FuEs NIUdb ipdub VcjIK iGXXi NAxPP DTNap yoKit gMRXb " data-testid="prism-quote"><span class="VZTD mLASH dNrjv lNSey cxKJr jwWXL TcvpK GnZyW JEhbv GYnlH oHIfK lcTZO TqWpy bXOwM yTqXb DPZDl " aria-hidden="true"><svg aria-hidden="true" class=" " data-testid="prism-iconography" height="1em" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" data-icon="misc-quote"><path fill="#fff" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M12.997 3.5H22v17h-9.003v-17z"/><path fill="#000" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M21.844 14.851a4.467 4.467 0 00-2.096-2.724 4.48 4.48 0 00-1.966-.575l3.94-6.806L19.557 3.5 13.644 13.71c-.013.021-.03.037-.042.06a4.44 4.44 0 00-.45 3.403 4.463 4.463 0 002.096 2.724 4.485 4.485 0 003.415.448 4.473 4.473 0 002.732-2.09c.6-1.038.76-2.247.449-3.404z"/><path fill="#000" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M8.751 12.127a4.475 4.475 0 00-1.968-.575l3.94-6.807L8.56 3.5 2.654 13.698c-.014.026-.035.045-.049.071a4.443 4.443 0 00-.45 3.403 4.46 4.46 0 002.096 2.725 4.483 4.483 0 003.415.448 4.474 4.474 0 002.731-2.09 4.485 4.485 0 00-1.646-6.128z"/></svg></span><div class="hsDdd DvAwN IkeLa SsRNi okhfR QnvPZ qbJCm vUdUe iwdZR IkUaO CVFag tiVYE VkFAq xQvoy Pvkuo SCJnQ XYhhK kUzXG DGDG "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">The drone footage is the thing that ultimately gives you the story of the map. Something like a satellite image except you can zoom all the way down to an individual flower.</span></div><cite class="mLASH VZTD jIRH EKBC NdMej FwwV qWLoz GwUtD GGiOn "><div class="QHblV nkdHX mHUQ kvZxL hTosT whbOj " data-testid="prism-byline"><div class="VZTD mLASH "><div class="kKfXc ubAkB VZTD rEPuv "></div></div></div></cite></blockquote></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The team partnered with Inuvialuit community leader, Richard Gordon, who narrated<a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://web.tours/arcticchange/"><u class=" "> the piece</u></a>, along with scientific collaborator and ecologist <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://explorers.nationalgeographic.org/directory/isla-h-myers-smith"><u class=" ">Isla Myers-Smith</u></a>, a National Geographic Explorer. They enlisted the expertise of brain and food scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark to investigate how to indulge more of the senses so as to make the experience more memorable. They linked up with a perfume maker in Brazil to concoct the smell of permafrost. “It was like a dank, but nice perfume,” Kerby recalls. Though they eventually opted for a naturally occurring chemical — geosmin — that gives the earth its fresh forest scent after rainfall, a close match to the smell of thawing permafrost in some areas. </p></div></div></div><div class="VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:12;--grid-column-span-xs:12;--grid-column-span-sm:12;--grid-column-span-md:24;--grid-column-span-lg:24;--grid-column-span-xl:24;--grid-column-span-xxl:24;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:auto;--grid-column-start-lg:auto;--grid-column-start-xl:auto;--grid-column-start-xxl:auto"><div class="bigVG QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU 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lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">A curious stoat approaches Greenlandic archeologist Aka Simonsen.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Photograph by Jeff Kerby</span></div></div></div></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="FITT_Article_main_group_wrapper VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs iJVrZ " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-xs:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-sm:var(--grid-columns);--grid-column-span-md:20;--grid-column-span-lg:16;--grid-column-span-xl:16;--grid-column-span-xxl:14;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:3;--grid-column-start-lg:5;--grid-column-start-xl:5;--grid-column-start-xxl:6"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Before the commercialization of drones, Kerby found a way to achieve a bird’s eye view by attaching a camera to a kite — a hack he learned from an archaeologist employing the low-tech surveying method in Peru. Model airplanes worked too. Both were methods Kerby used to document vegetation conditions at a caribou calving ground in Greenland during his doctoral research, and across many other Arctic regions since. </p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The boom in cheap drones has made capturing patterns from the sky easier, which creates a visual bridge between the patterns of nature readily visible on the ground versus those <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/explore-drones-for-good"><u class=" ">seen from space</u></a>. Photographs by Kerby and others explore the possibilities from the sky in his book, “<a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://books.disney.com/book/national-geographic-world-from-above/"><u class=" ">The World from Above</u></a>,” which published in October of this year.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“The drone footage is the thing that ultimately gives you the story of the map,” Kerby says, “something like a satellite image except you can zoom all the way down to an individual flower.” Kerby’s enthusiasm for what’s on the horizon is contagious. </p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">One observable pattern in humans? The notable collective effort to get things in motion. </p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“So many of the projects that I’m working on now are these collective efforts where you have all of these people coming together that have different specialties, different backgrounds, different perspectives, and tackling that complexity to really achieve things that are astonishing.”</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Kerby will involve computer scientists, ecologists, storytellers, community members, the local government of Greenland and a broader network of stakeholders whose interests align with his upcoming projects.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“I really appreciate that science happens that way now, and that photography and storytelling are also starting to happen that way now too. And I think we’re all benefiting from it.”</p></div></div></div><div class="VZTD UeCOM jIRH oimqG DjbQm UwdmX Xmrlz ReShI KaJdY lqtkC ssImf HfYhe RTHNs " data-testid="prism-GridContainer"><div class="Kiog kNVGM nvpSA qwdi bmjsw " data-testid="prism-GridRow"><div class="theme-e oBTii mrzah " data-testid="prism-GridColumn" style="--grid-column-span-xxs:12;--grid-column-span-xs:12;--grid-column-span-sm:12;--grid-column-span-md:24;--grid-column-span-lg:24;--grid-column-span-xl:24;--grid-column-span-xxl:24;--grid-column-start-xxs:auto;--grid-column-start-xs:auto;--grid-column-start-sm:auto;--grid-column-start-md:auto;--grid-column-start-lg:auto;--grid-column-start-xl:auto;--grid-column-start-xxl:auto"><div class="bigVG QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX OLpez "><div><div 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Both were methods Kerby used to document vegetation conditions at a caribou calving ground in Greenland during his doctoral research, and across many other Arctic regions since. "},"type":"p","style":{}},{"id":"html32","cntnt":{"mrkup":"The boom in cheap drones has made capturing patterns from the sky easier, which creates a visual bridge between the patterns of nature readily visible on the ground versus those <a href=\"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/explore-drones-for-good\"><u>seen from space</u></a>. Photographs by Kerby and others explore the possibilities from the sky in his book, “<a href=\"https://books.disney.com/book/national-geographic-world-from-above/\"><u>The World from Above</u></a>,” which published in October of this year."},"type":"p","style":{}},{"id":"html33","cntnt":{"mrkup":"“The drone footage is the thing that ultimately gives you the story of the map,” Kerby says, “something like a satellite image except you can zoom all the way down to an individual flower.” Kerby’s enthusiasm for what’s on the horizon is contagious. "},"type":"p","style":{}},{"id":"html34","cntnt":{"mrkup":"One observable pattern in humans? The notable collective effort to get things in motion. "},"type":"p","style":{}},{"id":"html35","cntnt":{"mrkup":"“So many of the projects that I’m working on now are these collective efforts where you have all of these people coming together that have different specialties, different backgrounds, different perspectives, and tackling that complexity to really achieve things that are astonishing.”"},"type":"p","style":{}},{"id":"html36","cntnt":{"mrkup":"Kerby will involve computer scientists, ecologists, storytellers, community members, the local government of Greenland and a broader network of stakeholders whose interests align with his upcoming projects."},"type":"p","style":{}},{"id":"html37","cntnt":{"mrkup":"“I really appreciate that science happens that way now, and that photography and storytelling are also starting to happen that way now too. 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