Spindrift

The six of us on station have been putting in long days, as we prepare for the influx of cargo and crew. Pretty beat at the end of a punishing Saturday, I was bound for my bunk. But even in an exhausted state–or maybe especially so–the spectacle of spindrift moving into the evening sun was […]

Do Seals Move?

On the sea ice stretching from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, dozens of seals lounge in the 24-hour sun. They just seem to lay motionlessly, digesting their fish and napping. Why don’t we see them moving around? Do they ever move?We get scientific and make a 12-hour time lapse (1 min frames). So… do seals move?