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Microbes! These little guys are way more interesting than you might imagine. First of all, they are the most diverse organisms on the planet. By far! When you look at the evolutionary tree of life, they are just about everywhere (see the tree below). We are covered in microbes - it is estimated that

Extreme Cold Weather Gear In the Extreme Cold Weather Gear (ECW) Kit is a parka, snow pants, bunny boots, mittens, hat, neck gaiter, and goggles. My seventh and eighth grade students had a great time with the kit trying on pieces or the entire outfit. Sometimes the dressing in the entire outfit

You’ve seen lots of pictures and video of captive Arctic ground squirrels, but not many of them in the wild. This video of a squirrel at Toolik Field Station isn’t exactly “wild”, it is not a captive squirrel; just one that likes to live in camp with us! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

The remaining teacher and students are introduced below. On Friday we get to all meet face to face and begin our exploration of Arctic science! Hi, my name is Rikke. (When trying to pronounce it, think Reggae without the “a” in the end.) I’m 29, born and raised on Bornholm, which is a small island

Just because we are at the end of the earth doesn't mean we don't go to art shows. The station had an art show and there were some pretty impressive entries from everyone down here. You know that I entered my raw ART video...along with a couple photos I've taken. There is no shortage of spectacular

When the weather is too cold or windy or otherwise too forbidding to spend much time outside you have to get creative and make the most of being stuck inside. I decided to take some footage I took and explore the many functions and facets of iMovie. Who knew it had so many cool things. I edited some

I leave for Alaska in a few hours! Our local paper put the news of my expedition on the front page last week and it’s generated lots of interest around here. The article isn’t online yet, but I’ll add the link when it’s posted. My bag is all packed, and I’m leaving just in time to experience a

Rainbows It rained off and on most of the day yesterday, preventing us from trapping in the morning. Even though it looked like more rain might be on the way, we decided to try to get some trapping done between the storms. On our drive to the Atigun River research site, we saw the most vibrant and

Depending on which hemisphere you are in, it's the summer solstice or the winter solstice. The solstice occurs two times a year. Summer solstice, which most of you reading this are enjoying, is when the sun reaches its highest point relative to earth and the day is the longest one in the year