Rebecca McPhee

Rebecca McPhee

Title: Freelance Writer
Email: rebecca.mcphee@explorersweb.com
Location: Northampton, UK
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Expertise

  • Topics of Expertise: Swimming, rowing, open water sports, marine wildlife, adventure travel
  • Years in This Expertise: 5+

Education & Certifications

  • Education: BSc Marine Biology, Newcastle University / MSc International Marine Environmental Consultancy, Newcastle University / Diploma: Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism / PGCE and QTS Secondary Science Education, Northampton Teacher Training Partnership
  • Years of Writing: 3
  • Certifications: MMO, PAM, PADI Rescue Diver

A Word from Rebecca McPhee

  • Why Author Chose This Career: Being a freelance writer for ExplorersWeb allows me to combine my love of ocean sports, science, and writing.
  • How Author Began Career: Whilst working for a publishing company I realized I wanted to write rather than edit. Doing this in a freelance capacity allows me to teach at the same time
  • Personal Interests: Open Water Swimming, Diving, Hiking, Rowing, Marine Conservation, Travel
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Northwest passage row team in their boat.

Ocean Rowing Roundup for September

Since our last ocean rowing roundup, all crews have...
Neanderthals

We Finally Know Where Humans and Neanderthals Interbred

Archaeologists have long known that humans and Neanderthals interbred,...
The potential meteorite strike site.

Meteorite Crater Discovered on Google Maps

Joel Lapointe was scouring the Cote-Nord region of Quebec...
An Teallach.

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The first private spacewalk

SpaceX Makes History With First Commercial Spacewalk

On Thursday, SpaceX rocketed into the history books with...
tagged shark underwater

Scientists Solve Shark Murder Mystery

Scientists have solved a marine murder mystery in which...
artist's impression of weird fish

Ancient Fish Baffles Scientists

A 50-million-year-old fish is baffling scientists, who have no...
A Soyuz capsule carrying Fyodor Yurchikhin, Peggy Whitson, and Jack Fischer, lands in Kazakhstan in 2017.

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Watch: An Asteroid Burns Up Spectacularly Over the Philippines

A tiny asteroid became a huge fireball as it...
undersea photo of the Titanic's bow

New Photos Show Major Decay on Titanic Wreck

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It has long been thought that the Vikings in...
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 First Look at Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contenders

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Winter climbing.

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Identical Dinosaur Tracks Found On Opposite Sides of the Atlantic

Paleontologists have discovered sets of dinosaur tracks that start...
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Tibetan Glacier Holds 1,700 Ancient Viruses — But They’re Safe

Ice samples from the Guliya Glacier on the Tibetan...

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Four recently translated Babylonian tablets give insight into the...
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It’s Him: Researchers ID the Bones of the Bishop Who Built the Camino de Santiago

Archaeologists have uncovered the bones of the ninth-century bishop...
artist's rendition of a meteor striking Earth

Origin of Asteroid That Wiped Out Dinosaurs Pinpointed

Sixty-six million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid struck Earth...
Scuba diving in a feeding frenzy.

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rainbow-colored mineral from the mantle

Mantle Rocks From ‘Lost City’ May Give Clues to Origin of Life

Researchers have drilled a window into the layer of...
volcano and tiny hikers

Terrified Hikers Flee Erupting Volcano

Shocking footage shows a group of hikers running for...
The Andromeda and the Milky Way.

Will Our Galaxy Collide With Andromeda? Good News: The Odds are Just 50-50

Astronomers have long believed that our Milky Way will...

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