Ryan Vachon and Dan Zietlow are CSTPR Research Affiliates and creators of Provare Media. Their episode of Adventures in Science has been nominated for a 2019 Emmy Award. The winners will be announced in June. Adventures in Science is an emerging science-education show aimed at exciting middle school kids around the wonders of the world, the value of natural resources, and the breadth of human culture.
Adventures in Science – How Caribou Survive Arctic Winters is the exciting pilot to this network series. The film is hosted by youths questioning how our world works, and the storyline transports audiences to the Northern Slope of Alaska. There, scientists show how cutting-edge research examines the nutrition locked in vegetation and how these nutrients provide caribou with just enough to survive the Arctic’s cold and dark winters. Watch the trailer.