Not all ice sheets are the same!
The Antarctic ice sheet is the main polar ice cap of the Earth and covers about 98% of the continent….
Fulbright student Imogen Browne
Imogen Browne is a Fulbright student from New Zealand doing her Ph.D. in marine science at the University of South…
The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
Our expedition to the Ross Sea echoes the journeys of Antarctic explorers more than a century before us. This very…
The complex interactions between ice and oceans
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the worlds largest ocean current, and the only current that flows completely around the…
Previous scientific expeditions in the Ross Sea (from DSP to Expedition 374)
In 2006-2007, the multinational ANtarctic geological DRILLing (ANDRILL) brought together a team of over 200 scientists, drillers, and technicians. They…
Scientist Post: Imogen Browne
Imogen Browne is a Ph.D. student at the University of South Florida studying under Dr. Amelia Shevenell. Both are onboard…
A landscape of ice
“So much water, so much water….” is a famous quote by our former president Mac Mahon (French president from 1873…
Scientist Post: Francesca Sangiorgi
Francesca Sangiorgi is a scientist sailing on expedition 374. She works as an assistant professor at Utrecht University. She will…
Scientist Post: Brian Romans
Brian Romans is a scientist sailing aboard Expedition 374. He will blogging on his home institution’s – Virginia Tech –…
Port Call
Kia Ora from Lyttelton! I’m thrilled to be one of three onboard education and outreach officers for Expedition 374: Ross Sea…