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In Situ Measurements of Atmospheric Methane at Lake Untersee, Antarctica

by Keith Cowing

Methane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for approximately 20% of the observed greenhouse effect. With an atmospheric lifetime of about ten years, methane levels […]

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The Zöe Rover: Robotic Astrobiology Expedition Yields Significant Science Findings

by Keith Cowing

A group of scientists announced today that they identified habitats and microbial life using a rover in Chile’s arid Atacama desert, one of the harshest environments on Earth, and that […]

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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 20 January 2005

by Keith Cowing

January 17th, 2005 Anticipation Comparisons of New Zealand to Purgatory are probably not that common. Nevertheless, for the past two weeks, this is exactly how it has felt. Christchurch, New […]

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Major Milestone For Detecting Life On Mars

by Keith Cowing

“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

by Keith Cowing

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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