Arctic Melt Pond Water- Delicious! Jan Arrigo June 19, 2014 News from the Top of the World, Schools One afternoon after a long day working on the ice, we decided to drink some of the water from a clear blue melt pond. We inched ourselves to the...
The Board of Lies Jan Arrigo June 6, 2014 News from the Top of the World, Schools Scientists need to be very flexible when working in the field. Things don't always go as planned and new plans have to be made, often quickly. ...
What’s All the Fuss About Phytoplankton? Jan Arrigo June 6, 2014 News from the Top of the World, Schools 3 Comments Phytoplankton are very small, they have only one cell. Humans have about 100 trillion cells! So why are they so important? Phytoplankton are the...
Ship Life Jan Arrigo May 28, 2014 News from the Top of the World, Schools 6 Comments Life on board The Healy is hard work! There are many flights of stairs to climb to get from place to place. Each hallway has a heavy metal door to...
Scientific Equipment Jan Arrigo May 23, 2014 News from the Top of the World, Schools 2 Comments Scientists use many different types of equipment to help with their research. The equipment helps by either gathering or testing samples. On this...
Farewell to Land Jan Arrigo May 18, 2014 News from the Top of the World, Schools May 14, the Healy headed out to sea! It had to be pulled from the dock and pointed in the right direction by two tugboats. The tugboats have to be...
Moving In Jan Arrigo May 15, 2014 News from the Top of the World 6 Comments Today Scientists moved onto the ship, The Healy. They were given room assignments, and then headed down to the lab to unpack and set up. Setting up...
