Polar Soils Blog

We have had a busy few days working in the lab to process the samples we collected at Biscoe Point. First, we spent a day at Palm...

Today we made it to our first sampling site!  As you read in an earlier post, we are looking at soil biodiversity at many stops all along ...

We finally made it through the Drake Passage! It was a rough ride, so I’m glad it’s over. Today, we were helping out another project. O...

After about a day of calm sailing out of the Strait of Magellan, we entered the Drake Passage. Boy, has it been quite a ride! Winds have av...

We are at sea! Yesterday, we stowed all of our gear on board our ship, the Laurence M. Gould (or LMG for short). This will be our home f...

We made it to Punta Arenas, Chile! This is a port town at the southern tip of Chile, along the Strait of Magellan. This is where we get on ...

Connor and I begin the journey south today! We will fly from Phoenix (where Arizona State University is) to Punta Arenas, Chile. In Chile, w...