“Please put your tray tables up and your seats in their upright position to prepare for landing.”  Looking out the window, a mosaic of vivid aqua, bright cerulean, and deep indigo below indicates that we have reached our island destination in the middle of the Pacific. The flight attendant’s announcement instigated a flurry of activity…

Field work often leads you through many extremes.

It’s humid and hot, and the taxi has finally arrived at the attraction of the day for this foreigner’s vacation – a Hindu temple situated in a lush Malaysian rainforest. As you pay the taxi driver and get out of the car, you notice a visitor approaching you from the corner of your eye. You…

University of Hawaii at Manoa researcher Megan McElligott is eavesdropping on #spinner dolphins to determine where their natural resting sites are to help inform #conservation management. #bioacoustics #FieldNotes #marinebiology

Research teaches you way more than you’d expect: Which trendy caffeinated drinks do and don’t work to keep you awake (stick to coffee.) What exercise you can do during observations to stay active without distracting your subjects (squats.) Which podcasts are best for keeping you alert without making you panic when you’re outside alone in…

Neetha Iyer shares the nuances and adventures of trekking through the eastern region of the DRC in search of gorilla poop.

What happens when biologists and computer scientists can’t use new technology on their primate subjects? Well, human see- human do!

So, you want to work as a field biologist on an island?