As you should know by now, Palmer Station, like all stations in Antarctica, is dedicated to scientific research. So while I keep you updated on what we are learning or confirming about icefishes and…
Warning to the squeamish - There are some fish organs posted in today's journal. If you don't want to see what is inside of a fish don't look inside of this journal.
Now, some of you have requested…
Blood. It tells a story. I'm not talking crime scene kind of story here. I'm talking living, active, current, a dialogue if you will. When you are sick or even if you feel healthy and go in for a…
How many of you know what Sputnik is? I'm guessing the younger section of the audience may be scratching their heads. Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth. It was sent up into…
Cons? Of water? Well, yes and no. Definitely more pros, by far. But when that water is no longer in frozen form there can be problems. The area down here - the Northwestern part of Antarctica is a…
As I've mentioned before, there are lots of seabirds around here. In fact, I think I'll do a specific journal on the birds. Today, however, is dedicated to one in particular. The Southern Giant…
Say What? The underwater world is still such an unknown frontier. We continually are discovering new species and learning new things about life in the depths of the oceans. In fact, species once…
You're supposed to say that with an accent like Vincent Price (Labore - a - tory) Some of us know Vincent Price from the old horror films. My younger audience will know him as the voice and evil…
Today I am dedicating this journal to the underwater Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV team at my high school - the Lindblom Sea Eagles. They have a regional competition this Saturday at University of…
I think it's important to deal with the question of what happens to the fish that we are using for our experiments. I received a concerned question from one of my students about how the fish are…
I mentioned that there is more than one investigation going on down here with our team. Science is a never ending quest - delving into one question almost always leads to more questions...One of the…
So the tanks are set up. Lisa and Kristin are inspecting the overall status and health of the gibberfrons, aka Gibbys, that we caught on our fishing trip.
We've been experimenting with the…
