One of the key necessities for life on our planet is electricity. That’s not to say that life requires a plug and socket, but everything from shrubs to ants to […]
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Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Press Release
Ancient, hydrogen-rich waters discovered deep underground at locations around the world
A quantum change in our understanding of how much of Earth’s crust may be habitable. A team of scientists, led by the University of Toronto’s Barbara Sherwood Lollar, has mapped […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Habitable Zones, Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Press Release, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Extreme Shrimp May Hold Clues to Alien Life
At one of the world’s deepest undersea hydrothermal vents, tiny shrimp are piled on top of each other, layer upon layer, crawling on rock chimneys that spew hot water.
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Commercial & Private Sector, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Microbiology & Virology, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return
Extremophiles: Untapped Source of Antibacterial Drugs
One of the most mysterious forms of life may turn out to be a rich and untapped source of antibacterial drugs.
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Radiation
How Do Tardigrades Survive Environmental Extremes?
If you have been watching the new series “Cosmos” recently then you have see Tardigrades or “water bears” featured. These creatures are remarkably resistant to a wide range of conditions […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments
How Deep Inside Our Planet Can Life Exist?
The Sun was once thought to provide energy for all life on Earth – meaning that life could not survive without it. In the 20th century, as astrobiologists began to […]
Posted inCaves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Status Report
ESA's CAVES: Searching for Life in Strange Places
Last year schoolchildren were invited to dig up some earth in search of creepy-crawlies and underground life. Astronauts taking part in ESA’s underground training course CAVES joined the worldwide experiment […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Origin & Evolution of Life
Purple Bacteria on Earth Could Survive Alien Light
Purple bacteria contain pigments that allow them to use sunlight as their source of energy, hence their color. Small as they are, these microbes can teach us a lot about […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Plant Biology
Plants Frozen For Centuries Spring Back to Life
When Catherine La Farge threads her way through the recently exposed terrain left behind by retreating glaciers, she looks at the ancient plant remains a lot closer than most. Now, […]
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, Fossils & Paleontology, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Microgravity, Status Report
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.