Starting January 1, 2009, a new 4-year program will investigate hydrothermal systems on the Mid-Cayman Spreading Center (MCSC) under NASA’s ASTEP program – a joint collaboration between Woods Hole Oceanographic […]
Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments
An Arctic Analog to Europa: Signs of Life on the Ice
Damhnait Gleeson: Borup Fiord Pass, located on the Canadian Arctic Island of Ellesmere, represents the only known site on Earth where sulfur minerals and glacial ice are found in intimate […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Origin & Evolution of Life
Life Without the Sun
An ecosystem discovered 2.8 kilometers underground in the Mponeng Gold Mine near Johannesburg, South Africa two years ago has now been shown to comprise only a single species of microbe, […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Marine Subsurface is a Distinct Microbial Habitat
Researchers from NAI’s Penn State, MBL, and UCLA Teams have completed a study of the subseafloor marine biosphere, which may be one of the largest reservoirs of microbial biomass on […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments
Video and Live Webcams from Devon Island
Editor’s note: Three live webcams are now online at the Haughton-Mars Project Research Station on Devon Island: Webcam 1 |Webcam 2 | Webcam 3 Today’s video: Charles Cockell from Open […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments
Novel Species of Bacteria Found Deep Within Greenland Glacier
Researchers from NAI’s Penn State Team announced at the American Society of Microbiology General Meeting in Boston their discovery of a novel species of ultra-small bacteria that has survived for […]
Posted inEducation and Outreach, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments
Summer School on Life in Extreme Conditions
The NAI is offering 3 scholarships to graduate students or postdocs, studying in the US, to attend the 2008 MedILS Summer School on Life in Extreme Conditions. This session, held […]
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Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Cryobiology, Dale Andersen's Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Icy Worlds, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Status Report
McGill High Arctic Research Station (MARS) Status Report: 16 April 2008
Dale Andersen: Here are a few more pictures and words for you regarding the CSA/McGill University Satellite system here at the CSA camp at Expedition Fiord on Axel Heiberg. Note […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments
New Classroom Materials from the NAI: Exploring Deep Subsurface Life
Created by NAI’s IPTAI Team the Exploring Deep Subsurface Life Workbook and DVD teaching materials highlight research sites at Harmony Gold Mine in South Africa, and Lupin Gold Mine and […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Education and Outreach, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology, NASA Astrobiology Program
NAI Travel Scholarships Available for the International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology
The NAI is pleased to sponsor travel scholarships for four graduate students (senior level) or postdoctoral fellows (with less than two years of postdoctoral training) to attend the Third International […]