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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

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A view looking out the helicopter window at the frozen freshwater pools on top of the Ross Ice Shelf. Above the Ross Ice Shelf approaching Garwood Valley, Antarctica.

Frozen freshwater pools on the Ross Ice Shelf (3)
A view looking out the helicopter window at the frozen freshwater pools on top of the Ross Ice Shelf. Above the Ross Ice Shelf approaching Garwood Valley, Antarctica.

The UV logger is ready to be deployed into the ice at the Crystal Palace for the SPICE Core camp. The goal of SPICE Core is to study different properties of the ice by deploying specialized devices into an open ice hole 1.75 km in depth. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica.

UV logger on deck
The UV logger is ready to be deployed into the ice at the Crystal Palace for the SPICE Core camp. The goal of SPICE Core is to study different properties of the ice by deploying specialized devices into an open ice hole 1.75 km in depth. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica.

Ice crystal formations (1)
A close-up view of ice crystal formations inside a permafrost tunnel in Utqiagvik, Alaska.

Ammothea is a genus of sea spider that the Marine Ectotherm Research Team is studying. Crary Lab, McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Ammothea sea spider (4)
Ammothea is a genus of sea spider that the Marine Ectotherm Research Team is studying. Crary Lab, McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Emperor penguin (2)
An Emperor penguin at Big Razorback, Antarctica.

Red fox kits playing
Two red fox kits play in the snow outside of Toolik Field Station, Alaska.

Mount Erebus venting
Mount Erebus (12,448 ft) vents on a sunny day, as seen from Hutton Cliffs, Antarctica.

Weddell seal coming out of water
A Weddell seal pokes their head out of the water. Hutton Cliffs, Antarctica.

Crested auklet pair
A pair of crested auklets at Cape Kitnik, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.

To help protect everyone on the sea ice from polar bears, polar bear guards are stationed around the perimeter of the research site. This polar bear guard is able to use a piece of higher ice along a pressure ridge to get a better vantage point. Near the R/V Akademik Fedorov in the Central Arctic Ocean.

Polar bear guard scans the sea ice
To help protect everyone on the sea ice from polar bears, polar bear guards are stationed around the perimeter of the research site. This polar bear guard is able to use a piece of higher ice along a pressure ridge to get a better vantage point. Near the R/V Akademik Fedorov in the Central Arctic Ocean.

Helicopter coming in for landing
A helicopter descends towards the landing pad at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Weddell seal pup playing
A Weddell seal pup playing. Hutton Cliffs, Antarctica.

A thick-billed murre perched on the cliffside. Note its defining "milk mustache" that easily differentiates it from a common murre. Kiveepuk Bay, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.

Thick-billed murre
A thick-billed murre perched on the cliffside. Note its defining "milk mustache" that easily differentiates it from a common murre. Kiveepuk Bay, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.

Nudibranch crawls on rock (2)
A nudibranch, genus Notaeolidia, crawls on a rock in a tank in the Crary Lab Aquarium, McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Coastal erosion (7)
Coastal erosion exposes the permafrost along the coast of Utqiagvik, Alaska.

IceCube Lab on cargo day
Empty cargo boxes wait to be picked up in front of the IceCube Lab. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica.

Sarah Slack: "Large pieces of relatively flat sea ice often dot the water in the Amundsen Sea." Aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker in the Southern Ocean.

Sunrise over sea ice (1)
Sarah Slack: "Large pieces of relatively flat sea ice often dot the water in the Amundsen Sea." Aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker in the Southern Ocean.

Diver under colorful sea ice
Dr. Amy Moran dives under the sea ice with diatoms and ice above her. At the seamount dive site, Ross Sea, Antarctica.

A polar bear watches carefully as her yearling cub paws at ice chunks in an area of open water. Aboard the R/V Akademik Fedorov in the Central Arctic Ocean.

Polar bear sow and cub
A polar bear watches carefully as her yearling cub paws at ice chunks in an area of open water. Aboard the R/V Akademik Fedorov in the Central Arctic Ocean.