Multicolored Microfibers Found in Zambia
By: Lauren de Remer A fishing camp along the Zambian bank of the Zambezi River Imagine a trail so steep and rocky that every step is a slide or ankle sprain. Mosquitos relentlessly bite one’s feet. Then add weight: a backpack containing a camera, two liters of...
Looking Back to the Future at TED
By: Victoria Ortiz "I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I'm just trying to think about the future and not be sad."This quote by Elon Musk at April’s TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada has echoed beyond the stage throughout social media and the web. It’s...
Lab Update: May 2017, Round 1
Hello Microplastics Adventurers,Thank you for collecting water samples with the Adventure Scientists’ Global Microplastics Initiative. Your efforts are helping us understand the distribution and concentration of microplastics in the world’s waters, while...
Skiing Powder in India
By: Marian Krogh Skiing untracked powder at 4000m, PC: Gabby Degagne In February of 2017 I went to Gulmarg, India to ski. Yes that’s right, skiing in India. Not only is it possible, it’s amazing. In fact, the highest ski gondola in the world sits in...
The Science of Design
By: Victoria Ortiz Left brain, right brain. Scientific or artistic. In this world of specialization it’s easy to separate the two spheres. But at Adventure Scientists we bring together different communities and ideas. We connect adventurers and scientists, and...
Penguin Hairstyles and Humpback Flukes
By: Annette Bombosch and Phil Hunter The Southern Ocean is a magnet for a tremendous amount of diverse wildlife. The summer season, during which so many animals come to feed and breed, is relatively short on the Antarctic Peninsula by nature of its extreme latitude....
Lab Update: April 2017, Round 2
Hello Microplastics Adventurers,Thank you for collecting water samples for the Adventure Scientists’ Global Microplastics Initiative. Your efforts are helping us understand the distribution and concentration of microplastics in the world’s waters,...
The Poo is the Glue
By: Sequoia Schmidt It wasn’t until my early adulthood that the desire to learn about climbing really took hold. At the recommendation of a close friend, I signed up for an alpinism course with the American Alpine Institute (AAI). This course was seven days of...
Lab Update: April 2017, Round 1
Hello Microplastics Adventurers,Thank you for collecting water samples with the Adventure Scientists’ Global Microplastics Initiative. Your efforts are helping us understand the distribution and concentration of microplastics in the world’s waters, while...
Pure Patagonia: Sampling in South America’s Final Frontier
By: Dylan Jones, Part 1 of 2 Valle Hermoso’s glacial waters drain into Lago Verde. The water in the braided streams is laden with rock flour sediment, making it too difficult to analyze for microplastics in the lab. PC: Dylan Jones I feel as if we’ve stumbled...