In their 2012 publication, team leaders Dr. Amy Moran and Dr. Art Woods outline a number of different ideas about what allows species within certain invertebrate groups to get unusually big in the…
Viewed under a dissecting microscope climbing on their hydroid prey, temperate water pycnogonids from Friday Harbor, Washington, reach a maximum size of only a few millimeters.
Colossal size in…
An Antarctic sea spider stalks its soft coral prey.
While it's a challenging practice and a breathtaking experience, the actual purpose of our scientific scuba dives is to study and collect sea…
Dr. Art Woods and Dr. Amy Moran dive at the lower edge of the McMurdo Jetty. Visibility under the ice is nearly unlimited.
The bluish-grey ice slips by remarkably quickly and before I know it, I…
Our first scuba dive of the expedition is my first in Antarctica, my first under ice, and my first in water this cold. For these reasons, and because some of our gear is new to us, Steve Rupp and Rob…
The ocean waters surrounding Ross Island are famous among biologists and scuba divers for both their clarity and the diversity of the organisms that call them home. Yet, like most environments in…
The United States Antarctic Program (USAP) operates three year-round bases on the continent as well as two research vessels, all in the support of scientific research and exploration. These ships…
The sea ice fields surrounding McMurdo Station are a subtly changing environment in early spring.
Pegasus Field is 9 miles North of McMurdo Station and Ross Island, well out into the Ross Sea.…
Viewed from Pegasus Field snow road, the northern end of Ross Island holds McMurdo Station (USA) and Scott Base (NZ).
The C-17's passengers listen intently for every hint of the giant plane…
The C-17 Globemaster III is the four engine jet that Operation Deep Freeze uses to transport personnel and material to McMurdo Station.
Hitching a ride on a C-17 Globemaster III is unlike any…
The insignia of the US Antarctic Program proudly worn by one participant.
Antarctica is an entire continent set aside for the peaceful pursuit of science by way of an international treaty that is…
The insignia of the United States Antarctic Program, proudly worn by one participant.
If there's anyone between the ages of 12 and 18 in Friday Harbor that hasn't heard about our upcoming…
