• Probe Deep in a Thermokarst Lake

    To appease all the fast-paced, twitter-minded, brevity-seeking, economical folks out there, this blog post will be an exercise in the ultimate 21st century succinctness. The last week will be summarized in the following bullet points: . Sudeep’s barrel project allowed us to get intimate with a thermokarst lake… …and eaten alive by mosquitoes …the lake also broke both of Travis’ Chaco sandals …and also broke Max’s immune system We finally experienced the Russian tradition of the ‘banya’ (the barge is equipped with a wood-burning sauna/hot water heater/branding iron) .…

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  • The Prowess of Siberian Mosquitoes

    Once upon a time in Cherskii, Siberia, a group of ambitious ecology students attempted to better understand the remote and beautiful landscape they had the privilege to visit. Little did they know, there was a predator here long before they arrived.…

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