After a lot of nervous worrying about how we were going to get home in the midst of a global pandemic, my trip from Punta Arenas, Chile back to the northeastern US was surprisingly easy. Airports and…
Yesterday was our scheduled return to Punta Arenas, Chile, but because of some heavy ice and a brief detour from our planned route, we are a few days behind. We're now scheduled to get to port in…
The Adventure Continues
Yesterday, we dropped off the ten members of our team who came from the UK at the British research station Rothera on the Antarctica peninsula. It should be easier for them…
For those of you out there unable to attend science class right now, there are plenty of ways to grow your science skills at home. Some of the things I wanted to do with my students when I returned…
Staying Safe
The news reports coming from the world north of us continue to focus on the ways in which the coronavirus is changing day-to-day life for millions upon millions of people. Yet for us,…
We have wrapped up the bulk of our science work and have shifted our attention to the trip home. Although there are a couple of planned stops along the way (to retrieve some science gear that has…
Another Day, Another Core
Unlike the Kasten core, which is a single 3-meter long barrel, the megacore has 12 short tubes.
The megacore rig is loaded with 12 empty tubes, each designed to collect up…
After yesterday's surprise appearance by what was most likely a polychaete of some sort, today we encountered a strange creature that we are having a lot of trouble identifying. We first spotted it…
What in the World???
We collected what might be our final sediment cores today in an area known as Cranton Bay. I was scooping out a sample from the 0-2 cm layer when I noticed something firm and…
A View to a Krill
Barry and Sheldon, the two Electronics Techs onboard, manage a diverse array of equipment for the science team and the boat crew. They can fix things that break and build things…
