Nancy Averett

Nancy Averett is a freelance science journalist. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications such as Pacific Standard, Audubon, Discover, E/The Environmental Magazine and others.

Around the World in a Thousand Days

The three-year voyage of the Hōkūleʻa, a giant Polynesian sailing canoe, helped spread indigenous knowledge and concern for Earth’s future around the globe. In the summer of 2017, after a three-year voyage, spanning more than 40,000 nautical miles with stops in 23 countries and territories, the Hōkūleʻa—a giant Polynesian sailing canoe—returned home to the shores of Honolulu, Hawaii.

January 3, 2018