They’re ecology graduate students, but are loaded with artistic talent. Art and science collaborate at the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER.

Transit between sites is always an opportunity to see amazing wildlife. Here are my most memorable wildlife encounters at the SBC LTER.

The Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER (CAP LTER) has monitored nutrient cycles, biodiversity, and human activity in this accidental wetland since 2012, revealing this ecosystem is in some ways a happy accident–a rare occurrence in the age of climate change.

Whenever I jump into the blue-green surface waters and descend towards the bottom, I am reminded of the powerful, yet serene beauty of kelp forests.

Finding one’s place in research, through photography: Paul Leoni and Jess Liu explore a field season.

The Antarctic has little infrastructure, so reduce, reuse, and recycle are particularly important. Learn about sustainability initiatives at the McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER.

Contorted upside down and backwards, my face pressed into the smallest openings, I marveled at the mesmerizing whorls of the corals’ skeleton.

Come to find out, Christmas trees burn like you would not believe. Nick Link explores the events that led to an ecology PhD.

For me, it’s essential to have some childish fun in the field. It lets me reconnect with the curiosity and delight that originally sparked my love of nature, whether that’s chasing down a cute lizard, bringing hordes of candy into the field, or driving a big cool military tanker.

These tiny creatures are everywhere we turn, yet rarely do we pause to acknowledge their key role in our lives. DeShea Dillard explores flies.