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Hydrothermal Vents On The Seafloors Of Ocean Worlds Could Support Life

by Keith Cowing

We’ve all seen the surreal footage in nature documentaries showing hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean floor—bellowing black plumes of super-hot water—and the life forms that cling to them. Now, […]

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NSF Is Planning A Major Infrastructure Overhaul To Support Future Research At Earth’s South Pole

by Keith Cowing

The U.S. National Science Foundation released the draft of its South Pole Station Master Plan (SPSMP), which will inform investments planned under the NSF Antarctic Infrastructure Recapitalization program and ensure […]

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Dale Andersen’s 1996 Antarctic Field Research Photo Albums

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s November 2023 note: This is a revised version of the original website that was first posted – from Antarctica – in 1996.

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From Seafloor To Space: New Bacterial Proteins Shine Light On Climate and Astrobiology

by Keith Cowing

Gigatons of greenhouse gas are trapped under the seafloor, and that’s a good thing. Around the coasts of the continents, where slopes sink down into the sea, tiny cages of […]

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How Do Yellowstone Lake Hot Springs Compare To Oceanic Hydrothermal Vents?

by Keith Cowing

Discovery of hydrothermal systems on the ocean floor in the late 1970s is regarded as one of the greatest scientific finds of the 20th century and has implications for the […]

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