It was the largest specimen of this particular species of icefish that Dr. Thomas Desvignes, from the University of Oregon, has ever seen, and I was about to watch a complex dissection, where they…
When most people think of seals they usually think of the white baby fur seal, cute cuddly, big eyed baby fur seals. We do have fur seals here around Palmer Station, but they are a different variety…
Would a Plocamium by any other name be as interesting to Sabrina Heiser… probably.
The majastic and always beautiful Plocamium.
The smile Sabrina has while talking about Plocamium cartilagineum…
There are a lot of different types of sponges here in Antarctica. But, why in the world would anyone want to study sponges, right? Well, sponges have developed some interesting ways to keep from…
How do you make diving safe when the water is below freezing? It takes a lot of coordination and planning to ensure that the divers will have safe trips in the temperatures we experience in…
Imagine walking around and being able to taste everything you walk across or everything you touch with your hands…Yuck! Well that is exactly what happens with all star fish or what researchers now…
Dive Tending 101: One of my favorite jobs so far here at Palmer Station has been dive tending for a trip to East Litchfield Island. My dive tending career started with a dock dive, where Chuck and…
Today was my first day of helping out in the lab. I worked with Maggie Amsler to get ready for a bioassay using the amphipod species called Gondogenia antarctica.
Maggie Amsler preparing the…
As a child growing up, your entire world may exist as only a house, street, or neighborhood, this was no different for me. I grew up in North Olmsted, a western suburb of Cleveland, going to the…
Palmer Station is quite unique in many ways; one of them is that the only way to get to the station is by boat. That job usually falls on the sturdy shoulders of the Laurence M. Gould (LMG). This…
What does someone pack for a 30 plus day journey to Antarctica? I have always prided myself on being a good packer, weighing my pack for each trip abroad, always determined to bring down the weight…
As the anticipation for my departure grows, homegrown outreach becomes ever more important. Friday, May 4th and May 11th I was able to visit Walter Johnson and Table Rock Middle Schools to give an…
