by Adventure Scientists | Apr 11, 2017 | adventure, adventure scientists, adventurer spotlight, collect, conservation, freshwater microplastics, microplastic pollution, microplastics, patagonia, south america
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...
by Adventure Scientists | Mar 28, 2017 | adventure, adventurer spotlight, climbing, collect, conservation, freshwater microplastics, Gallatin Microplastics, microplastic pollution, southeast asia, Thailand
By: Emma Bode and Muy Lim After wandering through lively and vibrant local markets, we are convinced that Southeast Asia is a snacking mecca. Left to right: Muy with fried ice cream rolls, fried sesame balls, Emma with pineapple rice in a pineapple, and traditional...
by Adventure Scientists | Feb 28, 2017 | adventure scientists, Boundary Waters, canoe, conservation, freshwater microplastics, microplastic pollution, microplastics, Minnesota, National Geographic
By: Amy Freeman Watching sunset on Ensign Lake. Photo by Dave Freeman Amy Freeman uses a secchi disc to measure water clarity on one of the more than 500 bodies of water the Freemans visited during their Year in the Wilderness. Photo by Dave Freeman My husband, Dave,...
by Adventure Scientists | Feb 21, 2017 | adventurer spotlight, collect, conservation, everglades, florida, kayaking, microplastic pollution, microplastics
Story & photos by Jordan Snyder and Martina Sestakova It was our second day out and we had over six miles of open water traverse ahead of us. We clawed our way directly into oncoming waves, wind, and a flood current as the elements battled to restrain us....
by Adventure Scientists | Feb 8, 2017 | adventure, adventure science, adventure scientists, adventure trekking, adventurer spotlight, climbing, collect, conservation, expeditions, freshwater microplastics, himalaya, lonnie dupre, microbe collection, microplastic pollution, mountaineering, scat
By: Pascale Marceau of Vertical Nepal Vertical Nepal team working their way up the glacier on Langju. Photo by Elias de Andres Martos. Exploration, adventure, pioneering, remoteness – all words that describe this fall’s Vertical Nepal expedition. The team...
by Adventure Scientists | Feb 1, 2017 | adventure, adventurer spotlight, central america, collect, conservation, expeditions, mexico, microplastic pollution, microplastics, sailing
By Kristian Beadle of Green Coconut Run Expedition Crew member Michael watches the lightning show in Oaxaca, thanks to Hurricane Blanca spinning offshore, photo by Kristian Beadle. In the pitch black of a lightening storm off the coast of El Salvador, we...
