by Adventure Scientists | Aug 3, 2015 | Gallatin Microplastics, microplastics, oceans, river
The issue of microplastics pollution is drawing national attention, and ASC has been at the heart of the discussion this summer, with both our Worldwide Microplastics Project and the Gallatin Microplastics Initiative featured in Outside Magazine, Yellowstone...
by Adventure Scientists | Jul 16, 2015 | microplastics, oceans, Scuba Diving
By Emily Stifler WolfeASC StaffGiulia Grimaldi and Barbora Vagaska are headed to explore new waters—literally—off the shores of eastern Russia this summer. The two scientists at the University College London have signed on to gather water samples for the...
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...
by Adventure Scientists | Jan 9, 2015 | microplastics, oceans
By Abby Barrows ASC Partner Scientist Up until this point, all the microplastic I’ve counted has come from surface samples. But, my most recent batch of samples included water from ASC adventurers in Palau, who took our first scuba samples, as well as...
by Adventure Scientists | Dec 5, 2014 | microplastics, oceans, sailing
By Emily WolfeWhat a coup! Our partners Marjo Boertien and Edwin Butter at Ocean Conservation have pulled off an incredible feat, enlisting crew members from 100 sailboats to collect 600 samples as they cross the Atlantic Ocean. Yes, that’s right, 600...
