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An Oasis in the Siberian Arctic
Research in the Arctic is tough – more often accomplished with duct tape than high tech instruments, which are typically sequestered in laboratories far removed from the Arctic.
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Introducing the Terrestrial Team
Hello everyone! In the past 48 hours members of the Polaris Project have coalesced into different research teams. Sam and I are the terrestrial team, determined to…
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the Affiliated 5 hit the top 10
Today the “affiliated five” group (Scott, Michelle, Mike, Heather & Kami) went on a nearly 300km journey by boat with Captain Zimov. We headed south on the Kolyma,…
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Meet the Stream Team!
Even though we’ve only been here for a few days, our projects are already underway. The Stream Team (Erin, Kate, and Travis) is continuing work from last summer’s progress…
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Team 005
Today has been a day of all different types of excitement for Team 005 who’ll be working will Bill Sobczak (Cassandra, Melissa and myself). After some really productive…
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10 reasons you know you are living in an Arctic science station…
10 reasons you know you are living in an Arctic science station 1) Instead of band posters decorating the walls, there is satellite imagery of the area.
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From the Barge:
Five days of traveling, 27+ hours on five planes, and a night with no nighttime finds us on day two in Cherskii!
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Swimming in the Arctic
Four flights, five days, and sixteen time zones later, we have finally arrived at our barge home. Although it was fun to explore Yakutsk and Moscow, I am relieved…
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Almost there…
As other people have posted, a defining fact of our lives right now is that…
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First Impressions of Russia
We’ve just landed in Yakutsk and have made it through fourteen of the sixteen time zones that we’ll be crossing. Even with all of the jet lag and…
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Privyet!
We’ve successfully made it to Yakutsk! Right now, Andrew, Sudeep, John, Kate B, Polaris Alum Anya (2008), and I are sitting in the third floor lobby of our…
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Seattle to Moscow
Our first full day in Russia! We arrived last night after 15 hours on planes, first from Seattle to Washington DC, then on to Moscow. The road that…
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Greetings from Moscow!
Happy Independence Day from Moscow! We arrived safely; no bags lost, no injuries, and no deportation! A good trip by any standards – so far. In order to…
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Glad to be back!
At last, we have returned to the land of mullets, track suits, and buttery food. It is good to be back. Currently, we four returning students are lounging in…
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Look right for tweets…
…while the Polaris Project is traveling they will issue updates via twitter. See the list of tweets on the right side of the main blog page or
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