Tag: Lake Baikal

Water We Talking About? The Greatest Lake(s)

A debate recently broke out among a couple of my daughter’s friends. Or, perhaps debate is too strong a word – a question was posed, and the answer was elusive.  And it turns out that the answer to their particular question is elusive. They were on the right track, but hadn’t arrived at the right …

Field Samples: Studying the World’s Oldest and Deepest Lake

 Welcome to our weekly Q&A asking researchers what they’ve been up to and what they’ve learned. Today, special guest, Stephanie Hampton, talks about working in Siberia on the world’s oldest and deepest lake. Hampton is the CFL’s fall Kaeser Scholar. Who are you, where are you from, and how did you get there?  Hampton: I’m …