Deep-sea brine pools represent rare, extreme environments that focus biodiversity at bathyal to abyssal depths. Despite their small size and distribution, brine pools represent important ecosystems to study because they […]
extreme environments
Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Albums
Editor’s November 2023 note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.
Río Tinto’s Eukaryotes In Extreme Acidic Environments
A major issue in microbial ecology is to identify the limits of life for growth and survival, and to understand the molecular mechanisms that define these limits.
Rare Deep-sea Brine Pools Discovered In The Red Sea
Researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recently discovered rare deep-sea brine pools in the Gulf of Aqaba, a northern extension to the […]
Refuges for Life and Novel Microbial Biospheres on Terrestrial Planets Near the End of Their Habitable Lifetimes
The future biosphere on Earth (as with its past) will be made up predominantly of unicellular microorganisms. Unicellular life was probably present for at least 2.5 Gyr before multicellular life […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Album Volume 5
Editor’s note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.
