The Scourge in our Nation’s Capital River: Microplastics in the Potomac

The Scourge in our Nation’s Capital River: Microplastics in the Potomac

By: Carter Cortazzi, Jamie Farrell, and Lola Bushnell ​At 5 a.m. on a very dark and cold Halloween weekend morning, our crew of intrepid explorers assembled at Georgetown University’s front gates in Washington, D.C. Freshly awoken after very few...
A Virtual Trek to Antarctica

A Virtual Trek to Antarctica

Through the magic of Skype and BGAN technology, some 40 high school students in Montana were able to connect today with young explorers half a world away! This marked ASC’s first major Expedition to the Classroom event, and despite some minor challenges with...