Antarctica 5

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

What is this? Another interesting creature that can survive the cold: waterbears ! Videos (follow the link) Facts and Videos Facts and Videos Read the info, and let us know: what are three interesting facts about waterbears in the cold of the Arctic or Antarctic?

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Antarctica 4

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

How do the organisms survive, and how do the scientists study them? I the previous post, Jeff Bowman explains how in the petals of the Frost Flower, life can survive in the Arctic ( Science Article and Diigo Notes — sign in) and in the Antarctic (Science Article and Diigo Notes ). But how do [...]

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Antarctica 3

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

How does something live in this very cold area? Jeff Bowman explains how in the petals of the Frost Flower, life can survive in the Arctic ( Science Article and Diigo Notes — sign in) and in the Antarctic (Science Article and Diigo Notes ). Open the notes, and see how the text connects to [...]

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Antarctica News 2

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Antarctic News 2 Look at the frost flower sample taken by the Jeff Bowman team in Antarctica here. One possible life form is the bacteria, polarbacter. What do they look like? Image source: Gosink, Woese and Staley. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998 48:223-235.                 How about algae? http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/images/diatoms_in_the_ice.jpg [...]

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Antarctica News 1

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

We are fortunate to have the inside scoop on a Jeff Bowman’s research expedition to Antarctica. What does Antarctica look like? What lives there? Look at these from National Geographic: Video Maps Doesn’t this look like a desert ice fern? Frost flowers? Take a look at these frost flowers from the Arctic and now look [...]

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