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The Microbial Loop

By Maria Vernet · February 8, 2008 · comments 1 comment
The Microbial Biogeochemistry group (B-045) (under the direction of Dr. Hugh Ducklow) is one of the science groups here on board the LM Gould. Our goal is to study the bacteria that live in the… {Read More »}


Climactic Success

By Kathryn Schaffer Miknaitis · February 7, 2008 · comments No comments yet
Everyone here is breathing a huge sigh of relief. Last night was the first night that our new set of detectors were cold enough to be operated. Unlike the last few test runs, for this… {Read More »}


The Clock is Ticking

By Kathryn Schaffer Miknaitis · February 5, 2008 · comments No comments yet
I looked up at the weather screen today and saw that the temperature had dropped to -38 F (which is actually almost exactly equal to -38 degrees C). The windchill today is about -60F. The… {Read More »}


Avian Island in Pictures

By Maria Vernet · February 4, 2008 · comments No comments yet
Each year on the PAL-LTER summer cruise, members of the seabird group (B-013) spend 5 days working on Avian Island. Avian Island is located just off the southern tip of Adelaide Island, south of the… {Read More »}


Avian Island in Video

By Maria Vernet · February 4, 2008 · comments No comments yet
To accompany our current featured story on Avian Island, we have uploaded a video taken by our scientists on the island. This one minute thirty second clip shows Adelie Penguins as they move around their… {Read More »}


Order & Progress

By Kathryn Schaffer Miknaitis · February 3, 2008 · comments No comments yet
A few weeks ago, I posted pictures from a walking tour of the edges of the station. (To read that post, please click here.) Behind the station, construction materials, old scientific equipment, and curious miscellany… {Read More »}

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