Ask a Scientist: Anatomy of a pothole
The Question:It's that time of year when there are potholes everywhere. I wonder what is the anatomy of a pothole? How are potholes formed?...
Why are some spruce tips red this year?
Hello Scientist,On a mission to make spruce tip cookies and spruce tip syrup, we went out to collect the abundant green spruce tips from...
Ask a scientist: What’s the deal with sea lice?
The Question:"Fishermen have told me there are more sea lice in the Sound than there have been in the past. This has resulted in...
Pilot project focuses on gillnet, seabird interactions in fisheries
A new project of the Skipper Science Partnership and the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF), which launched on July 1, is asking fishermen to...
Ask a Scientist: What value do reddish male cones have for humans?
Hello Scientist, I’ve read the info you provided on what the reddish male cones are. I’d like to ask what medicinal or nutritional value they...
Ask a Scientist: When do female North Pacific Spiny Dogfish females mature, and why...
Hello Scientist, Can you tell me the life history of the North Pacific Spiny Dogfish, Squalus suckleyi, including at what age females mature and why...
Ask a Scientist: How old is the Mother Tree?
Hello Scientist, I was recently hiking on the Heney Ridge Trail and we stopped to pay homage to the glorious Mother Tree, as is tradition....
Ask a Scientist: What’s under a water’s ripple?
Hello Scientist, Last summer, on a walk along Orca Road, I saw bubbles rising from a shallow pond near the Science Center. The ripples were...
