The ISBOX-II expedition lead by Eric Gaidos of the University of Hawaii NAI team will drill and sample a subglacial lake for microbiology and geochemistry. The expedition takes place June […]
Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments
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Extremophiles 2006
September 17-21 2006, Brest, Brittany, France Extremophiles 2006 International Conference will be held at the Quartz Congress Hall, Brest, Brittany, France, from 17th to 21nd September 2006. After the series […]
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Frozen Microbes Reveal How To Test For Martian Life
“We tested equipment that we are developing to look for life on Mars and discovered a rare and complex microbial community living in blue ice vents inside a frozen volcano,” […]
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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 8 February 2005
Hello again from Antarctica, Ok, well, I’m back at McMurdo Station. All went very well in the field – our instruments worked great, we collected lots of data, and had […]
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Major Milestone For Detecting Life On Mars
“To detect life on Mars, we have to devise instruments to recognize it and design them in such a way to get them to the Red Planet most efficiently,” said […]
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Researchers Uncover Extreme Lake — and 3000-Year-Old Microbes — in a Mars-Like Antarctic Environment
NSF-supported researchers drilling into Lake Vida, an Antarctic “ice-block” lake, have found the lake isn’t really an ice block at all. In the December 16 issue of the Proceedings of the […]
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Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Album Volume 1
Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.
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Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Album Volume 2
Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.
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Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Album Volume 3
Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.
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Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Album Volume 4
Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.