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") Skip to main content Polar Media Archive Toggle menu search about top pics antarctic arctic land landscapes permafrost land ice people arctic communities science in action sea sea ice wildlife climate change Find People People Images Find Top Pics View Our Best Find Wildlife Wildlife Images Being a scientist really appealed to me because I was really excited about the opportunity to be curious about the world and to try to answer questions that interested me about the natural world. Amanda Koltz - PolarTREC 2012 Predatory Spiders in the Arctic Food Web One of the most challenging things about being a teacher is to get students truly interested in what they're learning. NIck LaFave - PolarTREC 2012 Predatory Spiders in the Arctic Food Web One of the most rewarding things about being a scientist is the discovery of new knowledge. You get to go out and ask questions that nobody has asked before, use your imagination to see the world around you and become excited about discovering new knowledge and new ideas. Michael Sheriff - PolarTREC Predatory Spiders in the Arctic Food Web Featured Images Featured Images Red fox kit running A baby red fox kit runs in the snow outside of Toolik Field Station, Alaska. Blue iceberg Mark Goldner: "This large, beautiful iceberg has been hanging around for the past few days." Ny Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway. CTD rosette going down The CTD (conductivity, temperature, and depth) rosette is lowered into the ocean. Aboard the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent in the Beaufort Sea. Launching a weather balloon Steve Kirsche prepares to launch a weather balloon at Summit Station, Greenland. A fork in the road Glacial ice twists and turns through the rough terrain of Greenland, with tributary glaciers merging into larger trunk glaciers flowing slowly toward the coast. Aboard the WP-3D Orion over the Greenland Ice Sheet. Taking measurements at Imnaviat Creek Melissa Lau and Matthew Simon take measurements at Imnaviat Creek, Alaska. Julie and students collect sediment from iceberg Julie Brigham-Grette and REU students collect sediment from an iceberg. The icebergs are a prime source of sediment samples. Kongsfjorden, Ny Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. Chamberlin Glacier Rebecca Harris on Chamberlin Glacier. Brooks Range, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Calanus glacialis Calanus glacialis, also known as a copepod, caught in the bongo nets. Aboard the R/V Sikuliaq in the Beaufort Sea. Snow sculpture Lesley Anderson: "The wind elegantly moves snow across the ice sheet and creates beautiful snow sculptures that look like waves." Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica. Emperor penguins (5) A group of Emperor penguins on the sea ice of the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Sea spider (4) A giant sea spider of the genus Colossendeis. McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Auklets A chatty congregation of least and crested auklets. Cape Kitnik, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. South Georgia scenery (2) The scenery of South Georgia, as the team looks for a GPS location. Aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker near Annenkov Island. Yellow lichen (2) A yellow lichen (possibly Cetraria tilesii) on the North Slope of Alaska. Squirrel in burrow (1) An Arctic ground squirrel in her burrow. At the East Atigun field site near Toolik Field Station, Alaska. IceCube Neutrino Observatory (1) The IceCube Neutrino Observatory at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica. Russell Glacier at melt season (5) Russell Glacier at the start of the melt season. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. SEM of a Tardigrade This scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows a Eutardigrade (Macrobiotus spp.). Pictures from a SEM only show surface details. Specimens are prepared for SEM in a multi-step process that involves completely drying the animal and then coating it in gold before images can be taken. In the Microscopy Lab at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Iceberg (4) Icebergs spotted from the deck of the RV Laurence M. Gould in the Southern Ocean. Aboard the RV Laurence M. Gould in the Southern Ocean. Featured Video Kate Miller on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory 2016 Expedition takes you on a 20-minute walking tour of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Featured Albums PolarTREC 2019 Bridget Ward PolarTREC teacher Bridget Ward's expedition to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from October 7th to November 19th, 2019. PolarTREC 2019 Monica Nuñez PolarTREC teacher Monica Nuñez' expedition to Utqiagvik, Alaska, from July 13th to August 17th, 2019. PolarTREC 2019 Amy Osborne PolarTREC teacher Amy Osborne's expedition to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from October 14th to November 25th, 2019. Polar Media Archive Albums The PMA currently houses 202 albums and counting! Programs People Events Logos Graphics View All Albums 138 Albums sfy39587stp17 sfy39587stp16...