Polar Soils Blog

Yesterday evening I left Lake Fryxell and flew to Cape Royds, one of the penguin rookeries on Ross Island. While I am here, I will be measur...

This is my second day of field work in the dry valleys. Today I was sampling along stream edges for moss. I've been sampling moss for a ...

Today I left McMurdo Station and headed to the dry valleys to being my field work. Every time I go between McMurdo and my field sites in the...

There are a lot of reasons that working in Antarctica can be dangerous. It's cold, windy, and very isolated. One danger that is not as o...

I've spent the past couple of days at McMurdo Station setting up our lab and prepping for the field. McMurdo is the largest of the three...

I have arrived at McMurdo Station, Antarctica! Today, I woke up early in Christchurch, packed my bags and headed to the airport. There, I ...

Today I went to the U.S. Antarctic Program office in Christchurch to be outfitted for gear I will need in Antarctica. I wear a lot of my ow...