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Dr. Byron Adams (left) and Alyssa Pike (right) sort newly collected soil samples. Later, they’ll analyze the soil animals and chemistry in the samples to understand how the soil ecosystem is changing as Lake Bonney rises. Natasha Griffin (CC BY 4.0)

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The ‘Wormherders’ make their way across the permanent ice cover over Lake Bonney to their research site.

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The elusive muskox stands atop a hill before approaching our truck on the nearby road. Julia Stuart (CC BY 4.0)

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Field technician Emily Brooke leads the charge in changing our second flat tire on the Dalton Highway, just another adventure in field work. Julia Stuart (CC BY 4.0) Julia Stuart (CC BY 4.0)

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Cedar Mackaness and I taking stream chemistry samples, gas tracer samples and measuring stream specific conductivity and dissolved oxygen Allison Swartz

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Dr. Michelle Mack identifies a plant root as she nears the end of plucking her sample. Samantha Miller (CC BY 4.0)