Found 10 - 20 results of 45 programs matching keyword " extreme cold" |
Science of Gardening: Polar Paradise (Clip)
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McMurdo Station is the American staging area for Antarctic research. At the edge of Ross Island, off the coast of the continent, a small town of workeres feeds, houses, prepared, supplies, fuels, transports, and protects those who conduct field research throughout Antarctica and the surrounding waters. The community numbers 1,000 in the summer and 200 in the winter.
And the community has a garden, from which they obtain their only fresh produce. Many love to visit this polar paradise.
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: June 20, 2005
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: garden, hydroponic, mcmurdo, antarctica, food, extreme
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: June 20, 2005
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: garden, hydroponic, mcmurdo, antarctica, food, extreme
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Science of Gardening: Subzero Water Works (Clip)
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00:04:57
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McMurdo Station is the American staging area for Antarctic research. At the edge of Ross Island, off the coast of the continent, a small town of workeres feeds, houses, prepared, supplies, fuels, transports, and protects those who conduct field research throughout Antarctica and the surrounding waters. The community numbers 1,000 in the summer and 200 in the winter.
And the community has a garden. But they aren't allowed to use soil.
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: June 20, 2005
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: garden, hydroponic, mcmurdo, antarctica, food, extreme
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: June 20, 2005
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: garden, hydroponic, mcmurdo, antarctica, food, extreme
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Origins: Astrobiology: Looking for Mars on Earth (Webcast)
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00:32:24
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Chris McKay, Planetary Scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center, has traveled the world seeking Mars-like environments. In the Dry Valleys of Antarctica—his favorite Mars analog on Earth—Dr. McKay discovered a kind of algae living inside rocks porous to light and water. He’ll show us some of these rocks and talk about the physical conditions required for life.
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 19, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: deserts, atacama desert of chile, life on mars, most lifeless place on earth, driest place on earth, ecosystems, algae, organisms in rock, photosyntheseis in rock, most mars-like place on earth, antarctica dry valleys, alum rock park, earth's extreme environments, mic
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 19, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: deserts, atacama desert of chile, life on mars, most lifeless place on earth, driest place on earth, ecosystems, algae, organisms in rock, photosyntheseis in rock, most mars-like place on earth, antarctica dry valleys, alum rock park, earth's extreme environments, mic
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Origins: Astrobiology: Life at the Extremes (Webcast)
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00:35:56
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Meet Breea Govenar, a biologist at Penn State University, as she speaks to us from aboard a research vessel from Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute. She'll discuss life near deep-sea thermal vents in the Pacific Ocean. The Webcast also includes Dr. Alissa Arp, a biologist from San Francisco State University studying the tube worms that live around these very hot marine spots.
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 19, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: hydrothermal vents, ocean floor, cold seep sites, fissures, plate techtonics, hydrothermal vent exploration, alvin submarine, bacteria, chemosynthetic bacteria, tubeworms, riftia pachyptila, astrobiology
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 19, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: hydrothermal vents, ocean floor, cold seep sites, fissures, plate techtonics, hydrothermal vent exploration, alvin submarine, bacteria, chemosynthetic bacteria, tubeworms, riftia pachyptila, astrobiology
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Origins: Astrobiology: Life at High Temperatures (Webcast)
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00:37:45
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Jonathan Trent, Astrobiologist, NASA Ames Research Center studies "thermophiles," heat-loving microbes inhabiting places once thought too hostile for life, but analogous to environments that might be found on other planets. He discovered that some of these microbes make a protein that appears to stabilize their cell membranes (and may have applications for nanotechnology).
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: geothermal hotsprings, astrobiology, fundamental features of life, life beyond earth, biochemistry, extremophiles, extreme environments, microbes, bacteria, ecosystems, organisms, complexity of life, ocean life, microbial life in extreme environments, yellowstone nati
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 18, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: geothermal hotsprings, astrobiology, fundamental features of life, life beyond earth, biochemistry, extremophiles, extreme environments, microbes, bacteria, ecosystems, organisms, complexity of life, ocean life, microbial life in extreme environments, yellowstone nati
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Origins: Astrobiology: Live from Licancabur Volcano in Chile (Webcast)
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00:32:56
00:32:56
Nathalie Cabrol, Planetary Scientist, Principal Investigator at NASA Ames Research Center and the SETI Institute, looks for Mars analogs in extreme environments on Earth. She found one at the world’s highest lake at Chile’s Licancabur volcano, site of a unique analog to ancient Martian lakes. We chat with Dr. Cabrol as she investigates the life forms at Licancabur.
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 16, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: astrobiology, fundamental features of life, life beyond earth, biochemistry, extremophiles, extreme environments, microbes, bacteria, ecosystems, organisms, complexity of life, microbial life in extreme environments, life at low temperatures, stromatilites,
Project: Origins: Astrobiology: The Search for Life | Browse All
Date: November 16, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: astrobiology, fundamental features of life, life beyond earth, biochemistry, extremophiles, extreme environments, microbes, bacteria, ecosystems, organisms, complexity of life, microbial life in extreme environments, life at low temperatures, stromatilites,
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Origins: Cold Spring Harbor: James Watson (Webcast)
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0:28:42
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Dr. James Watson is the President of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the codiscoverer of the double helix, for which he won a Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1962. Dr. Watson was also the first director of the Human Genome Project. He talks with us about early discoveries in molecular biology, the Human Genome Project, and what makes Cold Spring Harbor a unique scientific institution.
Project: Origins: Unwinding DNA at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Browse All
Date: February 28, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Medicine, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: dna, james watson, cold spring harbor laboratory, medicine, double helix, human genome project, molecular biology
Project: Origins: Unwinding DNA at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Browse All
Date: February 28, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Medicine, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: dna, james watson, cold spring harbor laboratory, medicine, double helix, human genome project, molecular biology
Origins: Cold Spring Harbor: Dr. Jan Witkowski (Webcast)
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00:13:41
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Dr. Jan Witkowski, Executive Director of the Banbury Center of Cold Spring Harbor, talks with us about the purpose of scientific meetings, about science as a social endeavor, and about some of the interesting people, events, and science stories that we can look forward to during the Biology of DNA meeting, which he coorganized with Dr. David Stewart, Director of Meetings and Courses at CSHL.
Project: Origins: Unwinding DNA at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Browse All
Date: February 26, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: biology of dna conference at cold spring harbor laboratory description, meeting dynamics, poster sessions, seminars, scientific communication
Project: Origins: Unwinding DNA at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Browse All
Date: February 26, 2003
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: biology of dna conference at cold spring harbor laboratory description, meeting dynamics, poster sessions, seminars, scientific communication
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Origins: Antarctica: Dive Under the Ice with Mary (Webcast)
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0:28:24
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Join the Origins team as they travel to Antarctica. We sent Mary, Noel, Paul, and Julie to explore scientific wonders from McMurdo to the Pole. Learn all about the extreme science being conducted at the South Pole in a daily dispatch from Terra Australis Incognita!
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 11, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science
Keywords: freezing avoidance in antarctic fish, antarctic teleost, ocular freezing, freezing avoidance polar fish, cold adaptation, antarctic marine environment, freezing point depression, thermal hysteresis, antifreeze proteins, ice growth inhibition, ice crystal gro
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 11, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science
Keywords: freezing avoidance in antarctic fish, antarctic teleost, ocular freezing, freezing avoidance polar fish, cold adaptation, antarctic marine environment, freezing point depression, thermal hysteresis, antifreeze proteins, ice growth inhibition, ice crystal gro
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Origins: Antarctica: Dry Valleys 2 with Paul (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:37:24
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Join the Origins team as they travel to Antarctica. We sent Mary, Noel, Paul, and Julie to explore scientific wonders from McMurdo to the Pole. Learn all about the extreme science being conducted at the South Pole in a daily dispatch from Terra Australis Incognita!
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: glacier research, glacier change, commonwealth glacier, mcmurdo dry valleys, glacier movements, glacier melting, glacier size, ice flows, taylor dry valley, glaciers in the desert, glaciers flow, wind erosion, katabatic wind, weather in antartica, life at extreme tempe
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 10, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: glacier research, glacier change, commonwealth glacier, mcmurdo dry valleys, glacier movements, glacier melting, glacier size, ice flows, taylor dry valley, glaciers in the desert, glaciers flow, wind erosion, katabatic wind, weather in antartica, life at extreme tempe
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