by Adventure Scientists | Nov 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
A long-time local of southern Ontario, Mitchell Flowers graduated from McMaster University with a degree in Biology. During college, he helped with local forest restoration and spent time conducting research on whales and dolphins off the coasts of Hong Kong and...
by Adventure Scientists | Nov 10, 2015 | microplastics, oceans, sailing
In late 2014, ASC partnered with the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, a fleet of sailboats that makes an annual crossing of the Atlantic. In total, 93 of the 251 boats gathered water samples for the ASC Global Microplastics Initiative, contributing 521 samples...
by Adventure Scientists | Nov 4, 2015 | himalaya, snow
By Graham ZimmermanASC Adventurer Learn more about these and other ASC projects on our website, the Field Notes blog,and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Read more about ASC athleteGraham Zimmerman at...
by Adventure Scientists | Oct 30, 2015 | Photography
Writing and Photography by Peter Lu DetwilerASC Landmark Crew MemberThe prairie’s vast sea of grass supports large grazing species, from pronghorn antelope, mule deer and elk to bison. However, ungulates are not the keystone species in this diverse ecosystem;...
by Adventure Scientists | Oct 29, 2015 | microplastics, Video
By Erica Prather and Andy DavidsonASC MIcroplastics Adventurers Boasting one of the planet’s highest biomass productions, the Tongass National Forest is the largest remaining temperate rainforest on Earth. With its famed ice caves...
