Seals on ice
Intro to the Study: Cost of a New Fur Coat This journal is brought to you by... Ms. Church’s 5th grade classes at Crosswind Elementary Ms. Kumbroch’s 1st grade class at Crosswind Elementary Mrs.…
Holding an isopod
Meet McMurdo: Albert P. Crary Science Center Meet McMurdo! A journal series to introduce you to McMurdo. Photo courtesy of Alex Eilers. Albert P. Crary Science Center, my home away from home!…
Tripod
Preparing to work with seals… …is no quick and easy task! So, what have we been up to over the past couple of days? We've been busy unpacking, setting up the lab, packing for our daily excursions…
Heading to the P.O.
Postcards are heading north! Postcards here, postcards there, postcards everywhere! Over 3,500 postcards (and over 250 flags) were shipped to Antarctica on September 15, and they arrived before I…
Amy Kirkham
Meet Amy Kirkham Amy Kirkham – Hormone Monitor. Amy is a graduate student at the University of Alaska, Anchorage who is originally from Larchmont, New York! She received her bachelor’s degree…
Weddell seal foraging
Learning a New Language: Weddell Seal Lingo! Our research team has their own lingo! Out on the ice, the scientists use a lot of words and terms that I never use back home! I’m getting used to it now…
Carry-on bags
To the ‘Ice’ Hurray, we got the call! And I even see my name on the departure list. It may be a bit difficult for you to read but my name is on there, I promise. So, it shouldn’t be long now,…
 City in the Garden
Christchurch, New Zealand Another milestone achieved! We’ve made it to Christchurch – a.k.a. the ‘City in a Garden’ – our final destination in New Zealand, and it certainly lives up to its name.…
Seal team 6
There here… The rest of the team has arrived! Pictured from left to right is Me, Michelle, Amy, Roxanne, Greg and our fearless leader, Jenn. All the members of Seal team 6. At first glance, it…
Amy Kirkham
The expedition and the team! The expedition has officially begun! Many of you are probably familiar with what we are doing, but in case you are wondering...a team of animal physiologists and I are…
In-quiz-a-tive
In-quiz-a-tive about Antarctica? What’s your Antarctica I.Q.? Are you in-quiz-a-tive about Antarctica? Me too! And you’ve come to the right place! After doing research for my upcoming adventure…
Antarctica Revisited has begun It is finally time to start my journey back to the ice. Hurray!!! Well, I say that now, right as I’m about to board the plane. We’ll see how I feel after two days…