by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | News
Corona and Climate – April 29, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has led to economies worldwide shutting down these last few months and stay-at-home orders going into place, clearing our cities and streets. Pollution levels in the air have dropped drastically,...
by admin | Apr 22, 2020 | News
Happy Earth Day! – April 22, 2020 Happy Earth Day! In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are celebrating our planet this week! The COVID-19 pandemic is showing us just how fragile and beautiful life is and that we cannot take our health or the...
by admin | Apr 15, 2020 | News
World Health Organization – April 15, 2020 For today’s Science Wednesday, we want to address the importance of the World Health Organization. The W.H.O. is a specialized agency of the United Nations, responsible for international public health. Its...
by admin | Apr 8, 2020 | News
Air Pollution – April 8, 2020 In today’s Science Wednesday, we’d like to discuss air pollution and COVID-19. A new study put out by researchers at Harvard called, “Exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States”, investigates...
by admin | Apr 7, 2020 | News
Kings of the (Polar) World – April 1, 2020 To brighten up your day, we’re going to talk about kings of the (polar) world – also known as penguins! Pictured are two species found in Antarctica: the emperor (largest) and king (second largest). While...
by admin | Apr 7, 2020 | News
COVID-19 – March 25, 2020 For this week’s Science Wednesday, we’d like to direct your attention to the Center for Inquiry for information on the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The link provided below contains a collection of the most...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
Immune System Boost – March 18, 2020 It’s Science Wednesday! With all the talk about the coronavirus, this post is about boosting your immune system – namely in the form of exercise. If you still have the option to get outside and go for a walk, hike or...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
Krill – March 11, 2020 It’s Science Wednesday! Today’s topic is pretty small – centimeters long in fact. We’re talking about krill, small crustaceans that form a crucial part of the food web in Antarctic waters. But the problem we’re talking about is big:...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
Nature’s Graffiti – March 4, 2020 It’s Science Wednesday! Two weeks ago, we visited Horseshoe Island in the Antarctica Peninsula, below the Antarctic Circle. It was discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill,...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
Planetary Climate Change – February 26, 2020 In a time when climate change is often on people’s minds, let’s talk about it – starting with our home. Here on planet Earth, the root cause of recent climate change is us – humans and all our activity on...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
The Drake – February 19, 2020 By the time this Science Wednesday posts, I will have crossed the Drake Passage three times, working aboard the Greg Mortimer polar class expedition cruise vessel with Aurora Expeditions. The Drake Passage is a treacherous...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
Publish or Perish – February 12, 2020 In the academic world, there is a “publish or perish” culture. Peer-reviewed publications remain a key metric of success. As more PhDs are granted and the availability of permanent (tenured) full-time academic jobs...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
Carved by Ice – February 5, 2020 For this week’s Science Wednesday, check out the new Uly’s Science Shorts film made for the “Summits, Songs and Science” project! This one covers some of the geological past of Wisconsin, which has a highpoint, Timms...
by admin | Jan 29, 2020 | News
Earthquake! – January 29, 2020 Yesterday, January 28, 2020, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit between Jamaica and Cuba. It was so powerful that shaking was felt nearly 500 miles away, in Miami, Florida! The epicenter was at a shallow 6 miles below the...
by admin | Jan 22, 2020 | News
Interconnected Pathways – January 22, 2020 For this week’s Science Wednesday, we’re joined by Dr. Daniel Zietlow, a scientist-turned-filmmaker at Provare Media (a production company he co-founded with his film partner Ryan Vachon), the National Center for...
by admin | Jan 16, 2020 | News
Volcanic Tsunamis – January 15, 2020 Just a few days ago, on January 12, 2020, the Taal volcano erupted, sending ash 9 miles into the sky and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The steam-driven...
by admin | Jan 16, 2020 | News
Alive! – January 8, 2020 We’re currently on expedition in the Andes with Alpine Expeditions, visiting the site of the plane crash made famous in the book and movie, Alive! On Friday, October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the...
by admin | Jan 1, 2020 | News
Discoveries of the Decade – January 1, 2020 Wishing everyone a happy New Year! As we enter a new decade, we take a look back at some of the biggest scientific accomplishments/discoveries of the last 10 years for this week’s Science Wednesday. Scientists...
by admin | Jan 1, 2020 | News
Penguins! – December 25, 2019 For all of you celebrating around the world, we wish you very happy holidays! For this Science Wednesday, we’re talking about penguins. Did you know that all penguin species live in the Southern Hemisphere? Indeed, they...
by admin | Jan 1, 2020 | News
Secrets in the Ice – December 18, 2019 In this week’s Science Wednesday, we’re joined by Dr. Mike MacFerrin, a glaciologist at the University of Colorado who specializes in the ways Greenland meltwater is affecting the ice sheet and global sea level rise....
