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Classifying Life In biology or science in general we often find ourselves using terminology, and we forget that not everyone is familiar with the words. (If you happen to notice that I did this in a journal feel free to comment and ask about a word or concept and I'll be happy to explain!) I want

The Carbon/Temperature Graph The graph below shows air temperature and amount of carbon dioxide in in the atmosphere over the past thousand years. Examine the graph. What do you notice? You may see that Earth's temperature varies over the past thousand years. Temperatures from the past can be

Wolverine Lake and a Thermokarst Today we were able to make the helicopter flight across the tundra to Wolverine Lake. We were supposed to fly there two days ago, but we were fogged in. Today was partly cloudy and the skies were open to allow us to take flight. Check out this video of our flight

One of the concerns of anyone venturing into the arctic tundra-and rightly so- are mosquitos. Some call them the Alaska state bird, but that designation actually belongs to the Willow Ptarmigan. They do, however get quite large. Actually, the large ones are quite slow and stupid. They easy to snatch

Two weeks have now passed since we first captured the group of male ground squirrels for our phase-shift experiment. These squirrels have been living in an environmental chamber under artificial lights. During this time, the lights were set to turn on one hour earlier than the previous day. This was

What is a microbe? Ok, time to get into a little science, after all, that is what this expedition is all about! I happen to be in the company of an expert on the subject, Dr. Byron Crump has spent much of his career studying and trying better to understand these microscopic organisms.

Meet the Team: Dr. Cory PolarTREC matches teachers with researchers working in a polar region. This year's group of teachers will work in Alaska, Greenland, the Bering Sea, Antarctica, and Norway. Our job is to learn more about the science being conducted, and bring this information back to

I feel very fortunate to be part of the PolarTREC program. Many have asked how I got involved with the program. A long chain of events brought me to the Arctic. My training in polar science began seven years ago. I was asked to teach an environmental science elective class at our middle school. This

One of the big questions I had before coming to Greenland was, "What will KISS be like?" It sounded too good to be true. A building filled with just science? I didn't think it was possible, but it is! I spent a day interviewing and exploring so you too could go on a tour of KISS. Enjoy! (and ignore

Weather changed throughout the day. Thick fog grounded helicopters. but not the researchers. The sun came out in the evening, and a swan searched for food. However, it was time for bed. This last photo was taken at 11 PM, on my way back from the shower building.