Dr. Peter Doran
@icedoctord.bsky.social
Professor and Endowed Chair. Polar environments, Earth System Science, water/lakes/ice, hydology, ecosystems, astrobiology and protecting planets. Made in Canada. Opinions are mine and mine alone https://www.lsu.edu/science/geology/people/faculty/doran.php
At Lake Fryxell Camp in Taylor valley we get our drinking water by collecting then melting "glacier berries". About a 2 km ATV ride from the camp to the berry patch at the edge of Canada Glacier #scicomm 🧪 #antarctica
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
At Lake Fryxell Camp in Taylor valley we get our drinking water by collecting then melting "glacier berries". About a 2 km ATV ride from the camp to the berry patch at the edge of Canada Glacier #scicomm 🧪 #antarctica
Just now in front of McMurdo Station. Very rare to see Emperor's come right up to the front of McMurdo Station, especially so early in the summer. #scicomm 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Just now in front of McMurdo Station. Very rare to see Emperor's come right up to the front of McMurdo Station, especially so early in the summer. #scicomm 🧪
Landed yesterday at Phoenix Air Field (NZFX) near McMurdo Station Antarctica. I will be headed to the McMurdo Dry Valleys for research from here for the next month or so. Follow along #scicomm
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Landed yesterday at Phoenix Air Field (NZFX) near McMurdo Station Antarctica. I will be headed to the McMurdo Dry Valleys for research from here for the next month or so. Follow along #scicomm
Starting my 29th expedition to the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. First leg is home to Christchurch N.Z. There for 3 days (plus or minus) then head down from there. Will be posting here as much as I can. #scicomm 🧪
October 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Starting my 29th expedition to the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. First leg is home to Christchurch N.Z. There for 3 days (plus or minus) then head down from there. Will be posting here as much as I can. #scicomm 🧪
Found this old photo. Late 80s, Canadian High Arctic near Eureka (Ellesmere Island). I was on an ATV, and this guy just trotted behind me at the same pace no matter how I sped up or slowed down. No aggression at all. To this day I wonder - if I’d stopped, would he have just licked my face?
August 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Found this old photo. Late 80s, Canadian High Arctic near Eureka (Ellesmere Island). I was on an ATV, and this guy just trotted behind me at the same pace no matter how I sped up or slowed down. No aggression at all. To this day I wonder - if I’d stopped, would he have just licked my face?
Great story starring my colleagues at @lsugeology.bsky.social
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
PBS News Hour | Scientists face ecological, economic hurdles to save delta | Season 2025
Scientists face ecological and economic hurdles to save Mississippi River Delta
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August 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Great story starring my colleagues at @lsugeology.bsky.social
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
I eat organic, avoid processed foods, and load up on veggies, - but modern medicine, treatments, drugs, and vaccines are what truly extend our lives. That other stuff gives a little booster. Science matters. Watch this short video—it nails the point. www.youtube.com/shorts/mEOeC... #scicomm 🧪
“Science!!! Matters!!!” Neil deGrasse Tyson
YouTube video by Hasan Minhaj
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August 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I eat organic, avoid processed foods, and load up on veggies, - but modern medicine, treatments, drugs, and vaccines are what truly extend our lives. That other stuff gives a little booster. Science matters. Watch this short video—it nails the point. www.youtube.com/shorts/mEOeC... #scicomm 🧪
So short sighted. At a time when Russia and China are growing their ice-breaking capabilities because they get it, the U.S. is in denial of what is happening on the planet. #scicomm 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF plans abrupt end to lone U.S. Antarctic research icebreaker
Imminent termination of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer shocks polar scientists
www.science.org
July 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
So short sighted. At a time when Russia and China are growing their ice-breaking capabilities because they get it, the U.S. is in denial of what is happening on the planet. #scicomm 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
Very cool. #scicomm 🧪https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/science/citizen-science-ecology-inaturalist.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aE8.3vfc.5j3FnJJNj3U8&smid=url-share
Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Very cool. #scicomm 🧪https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/science/citizen-science-ecology-inaturalist.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aE8.3vfc.5j3FnJJNj3U8&smid=url-share
Reposted by Dr. Peter Doran
Not sure the "some good some bad" in the beginning is representative www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u... #scicomm 🧪
July 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Not sure the "some good some bad" in the beginning is representative www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u... #scicomm 🧪
Ima going to have to up my popcorn supply for this Trump v Elon breakup flame-a-thon.
June 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Ima going to have to up my popcorn supply for this Trump v Elon breakup flame-a-thon.
"The sprawling legislation carrying President Trump’s domestic agenda squeaked through the House with one vote to spare, but some Republicans now say they didn’t realize what they voted for." OMG! This is your job! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
After Muscling Their Bill Through the House, Some Republicans Have Regrets
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"The sprawling legislation carrying President Trump’s domestic agenda squeaked through the House with one vote to spare, but some Republicans now say they didn’t realize what they voted for." OMG! This is your job! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
Brutal. NSF to restrict NCR to 15% This will devastate many research universities. #scicomm www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate
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May 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Brutal. NSF to restrict NCR to 15% This will devastate many research universities. #scicomm www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
"Funding for the NSF, as for all other federal agencies, is set by the US Congress. To date, the agency has received only about one-quarter of the funding that Congress appropriated to it for the current fiscal year, which ends on 30 September." #scicomm 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"Funding for the NSF, as for all other federal agencies, is set by the US Congress. To date, the agency has received only about one-quarter of the funding that Congress appropriated to it for the current fiscal year, which ends on 30 September." #scicomm 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A few weeks ago, I voted in the Canadian election for the first time since being in the U.S. (35 years - I never felt educated enough about Canadian politics while away to vote). Paper ballot and you hand write one name (your local MP). Simple and efficient. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/w...
Paper Ballots, Hand Counting, No Machines: This Is How Canada’s Election Works (Gift Article)
Canada’s federal election is on Monday. Here are the details.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A few weeks ago, I voted in the Canadian election for the first time since being in the U.S. (35 years - I never felt educated enough about Canadian politics while away to vote). Paper ballot and you hand write one name (your local MP). Simple and efficient. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/w...
This is a submarine cable. Looks expensive to have that cross oceans
April 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This is a submarine cable. Looks expensive to have that cross oceans
A lot to worry about here. Where is Congress? This is the moment in history for the moderate Right to save science and the future of the U.S. #scicomm 🧪. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/b...
Trump vs. Science (Gift Article)
We explain the administration’s cuts to research.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A lot to worry about here. Where is Congress? This is the moment in history for the moderate Right to save science and the future of the U.S. #scicomm 🧪. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/b...
Ooooh, new Last of US. See ya
April 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Ooooh, new Last of US. See ya
Spent this week at Institute of Aerospace medicine in Germany. They do a lot of experiments on the effects of space travel. You could get paid 15000 Euro to lie in this bed for 3 months with your head down. No getting out of bed for any reason. No pillow. Would you do it? #scicomm
April 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Spent this week at Institute of Aerospace medicine in Germany. They do a lot of experiments on the effects of space travel. You could get paid 15000 Euro to lie in this bed for 3 months with your head down. No getting out of bed for any reason. No pillow. Would you do it? #scicomm
Got a great tour of the European Space Agency’s new Lunar analog training facility today at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR). Cool things that forward-looking governments fund. More info here www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
April 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Got a great tour of the European Space Agency’s new Lunar analog training facility today at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR). Cool things that forward-looking governments fund. More info here www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Reposted by Dr. Peter Doran
Congrats to our former fearless leader, Dr. Berry Lyons for being awarded this year's Goldthwait Polar Medal
March 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Congrats to our former fearless leader, Dr. Berry Lyons for being awarded this year's Goldthwait Polar Medal