Polar Soils Blog
Track the adventures in research of soil ecology in Antarctica.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Back in Punta Arenas, Chile
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After almost two months at Rothera Station, we have begun the journey back home. We flew from Rothera back to Punta Arenas, Chile. While w...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Wrapping up the Field Season
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We've been spending a lot of time on the microscopes looking at our samples. We are interested in the invertebrates living in the soil. ...
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Shackleton’s Endurance
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People have been coming to the Antarctic for over 100 years. I get to fly down on airplanes and live in heated buildings with electricity, t...
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Happy New Year!
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Welcome to 2015! We had a great New Year's Eve. Our day began by visiting Leonie Island, which was our final sampling site. It's a...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Ship Relief
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It has been a busy time on base these past few days. We have a big ship in port, called the James Clark Ross. This ship brings in relie...
Sunday, December 28, 2014
What we can learn from the Larsen Ice Shelf
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The Larsen Ice Shelf is a huge piece of ice that sits on the other side of the Antarctic Peninsula from Rothera Station. It is divided into ...
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Holiday Field Work
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Christmas was very festive here at Rothera Station. One Christmas Eve, everyone on station gathered together after dinner to sing carols, dr...
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