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Fire Drills and Emergency Rations

By Doug LaVigne · August 2, 2009 · comments No comments yet
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, ON THE BERING SEA-- Today started with an early fire drill. Everyone reported to their assigned life boat stations with our emergency gear on... {Read More »}


How Fat Is a Polar Bear?

By John Whiteman · May 15, 2009 · comments No comments yet
DEADHORSE, ALASKA-- In the last dispatch, I wrote of polar bears getting by without food. In that situation – no food – the bears must be using body stores of fat for energy. Some bears can carry almost 50% of their body mass as fat... {Read More »}


Foodstores

By Exploratorium Crew · December 15, 2008 · comments 1 comment
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- (By Ron Hipschman) Peggy Malloy is THE person you want to be friends with if you are going out into the field with decent food. She is responsible for the field camp food stores... {Read More »}