Biology | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

Going Under the Ice!

By Mark Krasberg · December 30, 2008 ·

SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA-- The day I arrived at McMurdo I ran into Ron Hipschman and John Weller. They told me they were going to go to the "Penguin Ranch" the next day, and I got permission to go with them. I was very lucky!... {Read More »}

Connecting Antarctic Science to Children

By Jean Pennycook · December 7, 2008 ·

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CAPE ROYDS, ROSS ISLAND, ANTARCTICA-- Most of the time while we are working with penguins in Antarctica, we are in the field at Cape Royds. We live in a tent and sleep on the ground near the breeding colony and it is a magical place for me. As far as we can see in any direction... {Read More »}

Using Indigenous Plants

By Amy Breen · July 22, 2008 ·

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QUINHAGAK, ALASKA-- Along with two elders and six students, I journeyed to a field camp near the Yup’ik village of Quinhagak last week. Dr. Kevin… {Read More »}

Ross Sea Penguins

Biologist David Ainley has been studying Adélie penguins in Antarctica for more than 25 years. These resilient and charismatic birds, adapted to survive one of the harshest environments on earth, are now being threatened by global warming that affects the sea ice and ocean ecosystems on which they depend. {Read More »}

The Microbial Loop

By Maria Vernet · February 8, 2008 ·

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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… {Read More »}

Fun With Phytoplankton

By Maria Vernet · January 30, 2008 ·

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Today we will introduce you to the work of B016, the researchers here on the LTER cruise that study phytoplankton (microscopic plants.) This is the… {Read More »}

Zooplankton Under the Microscope

By Maria Vernet · January 27, 2008 ·

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As you may have seen in one of our earlier dispatches regarding the zooplankton sampling methods (to read the dispatch click here) the zooplankton team… {Read More »}

Marine Mammals

By Maria Vernet · January 24, 2008 ·

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Each year on the cruise, we are privileged to have many encounters with marine mammals -- mammals that live and feed primarily in the ocean.… {Read More »}

Water Sampling

By Maria Vernet · January 22, 2008 ·

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Monday we reached the first station of the southernmost portion of the LTER grid and started the “200” line. We began sampling offshore at station… {Read More »}