by Adventure Scientists | Jun 5, 2015 | adventurer spotlight, microplastics
I’m Mark Wood, a professional polar explorer and educator, and my passion and respect for nature take me to the extremes of the planet. I’m excited to be partnering with ASC to collect scientific samples during my travels, and to be sharing my adventure, reporting...
by Adventure Scientists | Jun 1, 2015 | microplastics
ASC Adventurer Trent Banks samples in the Spanish Peaks, Montana. (Photo by Jenna Walenga) By Jenna WalengaASC Microplastics Program ManagerBy now, you may be familiar with microplastics and the damage they are doing to our oceans. We have found these harmful tiny...
by Adventure Scientists | May 12, 2015 | microplastics, Photography
Story and Photos by Joe KlementovichASC Microplastics AdventurerI like to think the little things we do can add up to bigger changes, no matter how massive the challenge. So over the past few months, I’ve been chomping at the bit to get involved with and sample...
by Adventure Scientists | Apr 21, 2015 | adventure, microplastics, surfing
By John Seaton CallahanASC Microplastics Adventurer Papua Province on the island of New Guinea is a wild and remote area. Poor infrastructure and the simmering conflict between native Papuan and the Indonesian government have restricted development. While exploring...
by Adventure Scientists | Feb 13, 2015 | microplastics, oceans
By Emily Wolfe | Photos by the Horangic Family ASC caught up with the Horangic family this winter, interviewing Teddy, age 14, Helen, 12, and Basil, 8, after their family’s 15-day Atlantic crossing from Gran Canaria, Spain to St. Lucia. While Teddy and...
by Adventure Scientists | Feb 5, 2015 | microplastics, oceans
eXXpedition adventure scientists at work By Jennifer PateIt’s a distressing experience to stare at something that looks pristine and untouched by human activity, and yet to know the reality is quite different. This is how I felt during my trip sailing across the...
