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The United States Geological Survey (or USGS for short) has issued a press release for the 2010 U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Project cruise. Check it out here: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2556They also have a neat video podcast (or, as the USGS calls them, a CoreCast) about the

Today we had the opportunity to run the sled dogs. They have a 3 wheeled bicycle designed for training the dogs during the summer. Greg, Cara, Jeremy and I all took a turn riding with a dog. It is pretty hard to stay upright but the dogs basically know where to go so it is just a matter of getting

Today was a great day for flying with sunny skies and no rain so Bill decided we should take the whirlybird up to have a look around. This is called survey work. Bill goes searching for places that have pre-historic sites on them. Usually he's looking for flakes from ancient tool makers or

Why carry a boat across the arctic tundra? To measure the depth profile, conductivity, turbidity and temperature of the Karst pond found on the arctic tundra, of course. According to the Karst Water Institute, more than 25 percent of the world's population either lives on or obtains its water from

I think it's time to introduce you to my research team. Today you'll meet the Barrow Team: Rob and Jenny.Rob loves plants. He thinks they are the coolest thing in the world, which is probably why he majored in biology as an undergraduate and is now pursuing a master's degree in biology as well. He

How do you get to work or school everyday? Chances are that you take a train, a bus, a car, or you walk. Your morning commute is pretty predictable, with the exception of when there's a traffic jam or an accident on the road. In the tundra, the morning commute is completely unpredictable. The only

Today dawned with gray skies, drizzle and marine fog. It was a perfect day to be a geologist. So, with that in mind, I spent the day with Jody Bourgeois and SeanPaul La Selle our geology specialists. We started our day on the beach where SeanPaul set up the surveyor's tripod to mark the change in

Today the students are going to explain a few of the terms they have learned during their stay at the archaeology camp. After they define these new words, they will describe what they did today: Bering Land Bridge: Its a land that people walked through to get from Siberia to Alaska. Scientists

Today we were happy to finally make it to NEEM, even though it was for a short visit. After returning from breakfast, we all donned our cold weather gear once again and headed to the LC-130 to depart for NEEM. The flight to NEEM went up the coast over Disko Bay and the Jacobsavn Ice Field - the