Polar Soils Blog

Well, the field season is officially over! We have closed up the lab. We have shipped all of our samples. We've packed up our belongings...

The dry valleys are a very sensitive ecosystem. Because it's such a harsh place for organisms to live, they do not grow very fast. We do...

The week has passed, and the votes have been tallied. The winner of the 2008-09 Best Camp Hair Contest is... B R E A N A !! This proud wormh...

Antarctica has a long history of exploration. Explorers, mainly from Europe, were frequently coming to Antarctica during the late 1800's...

Our field season at McMurdo is starting to wind down. Ross is leaving today to head back to the U.S. Katie, Elizabeth and I are here just on...

As I've said before, Antarctica is a very hard place to live. It's not just hard for animals, but also for plants. It's very dry...

It is time for the Second Annual McMurdo Field Camp Hair Contest! The water restrictions in the dry valleys means that we are not able to sh...