EngineeringApril 28, 2016
Robotic Laboratories Fan Out to Study the Seas
They look like R2-D2 in swim floaties, but they could revolutionize ocean science—and more
Stories by Kyle Frischkorn
Kyle Frischkorn is a graduate student at Columbia University and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. As a biological oceanographer, he studies the molecular underpinnings of phytoplankton physiology. He is probably on a boat in the middle of the ocean, but you can still follow him on Twitter @kylefrischkorn.
The SciencesDecember 1, 2015
Submarines and Sea Monkeys
Hordes of tiny zooplankton rise from the depths every night to feed, in the largest animal migration on Earth—but could their sonar-scattering properties help to hide enemy subs?
The SciencesDecember 23, 2014
"You Are Welcome Here": Small Stickers Make a Big Difference for LGBTQ Scientists
When I visited the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod in early 2013 for an open house for prospective students, in many senses I was feeling under the weather.