I have a good friend, Erica Lloyd, who is a science writer. She’s on her way to the North Pole, accompanying a science expedition to explore the sea floor up there. I’ve been following the daily photo updates on the mission’s website: http://divediscover.whoi.edu/expedition11/daily/index.html (apparently there is internet access on the North Pole – who’d of figured?). Fascinating stuff – I’m envious of Erica. She’s actually seeing the North Pole while there is still ice.

BTW, someday you’ll be able to hear Erica’s reports on the NPR show Radiolab.