Polar Soils Blog

People have been asking why I am not a contestant in the Camp Hair Competition. It's because I just don't have very interesting camp...

While we're out at field camps, we're not able to shower. This means that, after several days in the field, people's hair get re...

Elizabeth and I are back in the field now! We're staying on Lake Fryxell again for the next five days. While we're here, we're g...

There are quite a variety of vehicles around McMurdo that help us get our work done. There are no cars here, only trucks and other utility v...

This week we've been taking a lot of day trips into the field. Rather than spending several days or a week out in the field, we fly out ...

During the late 1800's and early 1900's, many countries sent explorers to Antarctica to claim pieces of the continent for their home...

Not many plants grow on Antarctica, especially in the area of the Dry Valleys. However, there are in fact plants here! They are mosses. Moss...