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It takes energy to live. The more an organism moves, and the greater the mass it has to move, the more energy is required. We eat, that food is broken down, and much of that is delivered into our cells to the structures called mitochondria. In the mitochondria, energy is obtained from that food. The

For a team of people to live in a field camp for an entire summer, a significant amount of planning and preparation must take place to make certain enough food is available. After a master food list was compiled, examined by all participants, additions made based on personal preferences, gathering

Can’t a meteorologist do something about this weather? My plane has been delayed three times due to bad weather and I am still sitting on the floor of the Chicago airport. I thought a meteorologist’s job was to control the weather. Or at the least, tell us what it is going to do so people like

CJ has been on the first big adventure of his life. Short trips taken thus far have included: bike riding near Mt. Lassen peak, climbing and summiting Mt. Shasta,without even crampons, and a trip to Nevada for a teaching conference. Since he has not been highlighted yet, and did not want to be

Polar bears are impressive creatures. They are the world’s largest land carnivores, whose habitat is dispersed over the annual ice in Polar Regions. An average adult male weighs between 500 to 900 pounds. Females weigh 330 to 350 pounds. Their thick under fur is about 2 inches thick, and guard hairs

After receiving a bachelor’s degree in biology from Cornell University, Rachael knew she wasn’t ready to continue on to an advanced degree. With lots of questions left surrounding ecological systems she methodically applied for numerous field positions. The first opportunity, offered for that summer

Hours of hard work went into finishing up the excavation at the Vodapadnaya site this week. Misty and the team got back on the Iskatel and are moving on to some new locations! Learn more by checking out the photos and audio journal below! *James Taylor and Matt Walsh work on drawing a stratigraphic

Guest journal written by Nick Shankle: So here is the story so far. James and I landed on the 23rd and set up a camp on Simushir at Nakatomari. That night a typhoon hit the island and by four in the morning James’ tent along with the kitchen tent and one of the Russian volcanologist’s tents fell