Polar Soils Blog

Today is the 167th anniversary of the first sighting of Mount Erebus. Mt. Erebus is the volcano located on Ross Island (where McMurdo is loc...

Much of Antarctica is a polar desert, including the Dry Valleys. This does not mean that there is no water, however. There are many forms of...

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 ...