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Collecting Mud You have got to love mud if you are on the benthos team. Organisms that feed many Arctic animals including the walruses and eiders (birds) live on the bottom in the mud. Many scientists on the Healy are sampling the bottom for organisms, trace metals, isotopes, and carbon. One team

Seven floor up What room is big, open, and surrounded by windows? The bridge! The bridge is the brain of the ship. Just like a brain, the bridge performs many duties. The three people on bridge watch are in charge of piloting the ship, monitoring the water and ice conditions, and monitoring the

Although his will be my eighth trip to the Arctic on board a science research cruise, it still takes time to get organized and to pack. Because we'll be sailing into Russian waters, the first order of business for this cruise was to obtain a Russian visa, a multi step process, involving an

The Poetry Challenge is on! Can you write a poem about science? When I asked the Coast Guard and scientists aboard, they traded their binoculars, mud, CTD water, and ship’s wheel for pen and paper and the occasional computer to take the mash up challenge. I am in awe with our growing collection of

Mammal and invertebrates- Today’s journal is brought to you by Arctic animals. Watch the octopus flip over in my hand. http://youtu.be/m_gxTv6Jz1g Brittle stars are smooth movers in this short video. http://youtu.be/kACd6KJPST0

As these days are being spent in transition I thought I'd include a few pictures of life around UNIS and Longyearbyen before my final field journal. In addition, here is Dion Obermeyer's project proposal to study the varies of Linnevatnet. This proposal has guided his field work at Kapp Linne and is

11, 12, 13…just like that and here I am in Oslo again. The weekend in Longyearbyen went fast. Saturday and Sunday were spent in differing ways for various members of our cohort. Students worked on their project presentations and somehow a talk on outreach got thrown into the mix for Monday as well