“Icy Inverts” 2013 Cruise – Scientific Adventures in Antarctic Waters
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By , on January 4th, 2013 Leave a comment   Expeditions, New Research, Organisms   , , , , , , , ,  

Genomics, Biodiversity, and Antarctica – three of my favourite things! For all you expedition junkies, these three things are exactly the focus of the 2013 “Ivy Inverts” cruise. My Gulf oil spill collaborator at Auburn University, Ken Halanych (along with an international team of students and colleagues), is currently steaming towards Antarctica aboard the Research . . . → Read More: “Icy Inverts” 2013 Cruise – Scientific Adventures in Antarctic Waters

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Tracking radiation effects off Fukushima
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By , on June 6th, 2011 Leave a comment   Expeditions, New Research   , , ,  

This weekend marked the beginning of a new scientific expedition, investigating how leaked radiation may be affecting marine life around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. The cruise is carrying 17 scientists, led by Ken Buesseler from Wood’s Hole: [Nicholas] Fisher [of Stony Brook University] is leading the effort to study how marine . . . → Read More: Tracking radiation effects off Fukushima

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