The site provides background on the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) Project, an interdisciplinary study of the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in a cold desert region of Antarctica. The site...

Researcher George Bonheyo and his colleagues of the University of Illinois are featured in this web article that focuses on the means of microbial transport at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. Included...

This is the home page of Antarctic researcher Brent Christner. His site provides detailed reviews of ongoing research involving the identification of microorganisms in cold environments such as glacial ice, cryoconite...

This National Science Foundation (U.S.) press release reports that scientists have discovered evidence of microbial activity in a rock glacier high above tree line in the Rocky Mountains, a barren environment previously...

Michigan Sea Grant has produced a fantastic resource to help educators teach their students about Great Lakes science. Teaching Great Lakes Science offers fully-developed lesson plans and activities with accompanying...