In Search of The Oldest Apes
WILL HARCOURT-SMITH, Lehman College

Onward and Upward from the Deep

EDITOR'S NOTE David Gruber had a great summer exploring the deep reef of the Red Sea and the Caribbean (and blogging about it for this page). Back in New York, the fall hasn't been too shabby, either, for the young Baruch biology professor. On Oct. 1, Nature published new findings about fluorescent proteins by Dave and his colleagues. The prestigious journal highlighted the ongoing work for its advancement of the understanding of how these proteins have evolved and how they function. ...

Melting of the Poles
MARCO TEDESCO, City College

Reflections on an ice-cold summer

We are back from the cold desert of ice where lakes and streams of meltwater create suggestive oases. The experiment was successful and we collected all the data we wanted to, and more. It was harder than I thought to deploy the boat and prepare it every time for each experiment. However, we made it with a lot of patience, physical strength and keeping up the good mood. The weather helped in the sense that it was relatively pleasant during the day, with warm temperatures (around 32-34 F) that ...

Mysteries of the Deep Coral Reef
DAVID GRUBER, Baruch College

Onward and Upward from the Deep

EDITOR'S NOTE David Gruber had a great summer exploring the deep reef of the Red Sea and the Caribbean (and blogging about it for this page). Back in New York, the fall hasn't been too shabby, either, for the young Baruch biology professor. On Oct. 1, Nature published new findings about fluorescent proteins by Dave and his colleagues. The prestigious journal highlighted the ongoing work for its advancement of the understanding of how these proteins have evolved and how they function.  ...