Polar Soils Blog
Track the adventures in research of soil ecology in Antarctica.
Monday, January 2, 2023
A brief stop in Punta Arenas
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We safely arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile. Normally we stay here for a couple of days to pack gear and get ready. But, bad weather is moving ...
…And we’re off!
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Dr. Becky and Dr. Hannah are on their way to Antarctica! We are currently flying from our homes in the U.S. to Punta Arenas, Chile. Here w...
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Preparing to start 2023 in Antarctica
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The start of 2023 will bring the start of our next field season in Antarctica! Hannah and I will soon be traveling to Antarctica. We will co...
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Return to Chile
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On Thursday, we packed up the rest of our research at Escudero Base and began the journey home. Our flight back to Chile was on a chinstrap ...
Friday, March 11, 2022
Research wrap-up
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We spent our last week finishing our research projects. One of the final projects we've been working on is Dr. Angelica's climate wa...
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Photosynthesis & respiration
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We have been busy working on our research projects. We completed our transplant experiment, which we like to call our little garden. We have...
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Mesozoic Antarctica
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Antarctica hasn't always been the cold, icy continent that it is now. In the Mesozoic Era, 60-250 million years ago, Antarctica was lus...
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