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There is an incredible amount of science going on in polar regions and for good reason. Climate change affects polar regions more significantly than other places around the globe. Also, polar regions are often sites of intact and pristine environments that have little to no human occupancy. They are

Life in McMurdo is different than most would be expecting in Antarctica. It is mining town meets small college campus, or at least it seems that way! Many of you have been wondering about what life is like here on station and what we do in our free time. This journal is dedicated to showing what our

On the Radio As I have mentioned in previous posts, Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and driest of the seven continents and, as a result of its extreme conditions, has a very small and limited population. In fact, McMurdo Station (the largest of the three US bases on Antarctica) typically

Happy 80th birthday Dad! I am thinking much of my family as we near Thanksgiving. I am missing them as I am now in my last week of deployment. On Friday, I will be returning home, but will miss seeing the beautiful mountains and seals, as well as the outstanding science talks and all that this

It Never Rains in Southern California (But Man Can it Snow in Antarctica!) First of all, I am going to come out up front and apologize. As you have probably figured out by reading my previous journal entries (and if you haven’t, now is a great time to get started), I like to end my journal

Are you curious about how to keep warm in Antarctica, especially when spending all day in the field/out on the ice? Wonder no more. The weather is divine here if you enjoy snow, ice and cold temps. The storm that arrived on Wednesday is still raging. All of the runways are grounded and many are "off

Seal pup video below, proceed with caution, you may fall in love! Weddell seals are a common sighting around McMurdo. Many days we had to drive around them as we headed to and from our field sites. They appear to move on the surface of the ice as though they were giant slugs, but under the ice, a

Art and science? What and how do they go together? Art in science is a necessity. I said it and you can choose to agree or disagree, but how else can we possibly have all those drawings and illustrations in our text books? Photographs can be wonderful, but sometimes an illustration goes far beyond a

It’s a Small World Wait, I know what you’re thinking. What an odd title for a journal posting! Is this going to be a post related to a Disney movie? Or perhaps it will be a description of a scientific research project involving microorganisms that is being conducted in Antarctica? Although both