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The American Thanksgiving holiday is as much a big deal here at McMurdo Station as it is throughout the USA. Instead of celebrating on the fourth Thursday of November, USAP participants observe the holiday on the fourth Saturday. The costs of transporting people all the way down here and maintaining

I went hiking today with my friend Jarick Poulson. We had a nice hike in Grove Creek Canyon in Pleasant Grove, Utah. It felt good to get outside and get a little bit of exercise after eating too much yesterday. ##Equipment I took along some tardigrade collecting supplies so I could share how I

UPDATE: WINNERS (January 19, 2017) The winning designs can be viewed in this journal flying at the South Pole. ##Design an Expedition Flag Whether you’re a talented artist or just love to color, this is

Nearing The End Nearing the end of my time with the NASA team made me want to spend as much time in flight as I possibly could, so lucky for me, we had a few flights ahead of us and good weather forecasted. With only a few high priority flights left on the list, the team was feeling really proud

The folds and cracks in the sea ice formed by the lateral compression of the ice floes can be breathtaking and dangerous, but what is visible on the surface of pressure ridges is only part the story. Beneath the ice, the underside of a pressure ridge has many of the same features, plus a few extras

At the southernmost tip of Ross Island, Pram Point on the Hut Point peninsula annually witnesses a dramatic interaction between sea ice and land - the pressure ridges. Strong and persistent winds from the polar plateau to the South, coupled with the relentless northward push of the glacial Ross Ice

Students were worried about the snow melting, but one student looked at the tube of white stuff, and, with a smile on her face, said, "I'll keep it in the freezer forever." On November 17th and 18th, 1100 students at five Los Angeles schools learned about Arctic research science at polar assemblies

The runways at McMurdo Station in Antarctica are vital to mission of the NSF and USAP – without them, the program just wouldn't work. Getting personnel and equipment (not only for the U.S. but also for New Zealand and Italy, as well as various other countries periodically) would not be as easily