Polar Soils Blog

A few days ago, we flew from Punta Arenas, Chile to Rothera Station in Antarctica. We flew in a small Dash 7 that is operated by the British...

We have arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile. The flight into Chile was beautiful. We flew over the Andes Mountains, which you can see in this p...

Today the journey begins! I'm off to the airport. It will take about 24 hours to get to Punta Arenas, Chile near the southern tip of Sou...

In just one more week, I leave for Antarctica! I will be flying to Punta Arenas, Chile, where I'll be meeting up with my research partne...

So far, the research I've done in Antarctica has been out of McMurdo Station. That's on the side of the continent closest to New Zea...

Are you interested in polar science? Are you curious about how polar ecosystems work and what kind of change is happening in them? Do you li...

In my previous post, you see two different photos of moss in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. In one photo, the moss is green. In the other, it'...