Astrobiology is the science that seeks to understand the story of life in our universe.
Astrobiology includes investigation of the conditions that are necessary for life to emerge …

Drilling to till and bedrock of ice sheets and glaciers offers unique opportunities for
examining processes acting at the bed. Samples of basal and subglacial material contain …

The basal regions of continental ice sheets are gaps in our current understanding of the
Earth's biosphere and biogeochemical cycles. We draw on existing and new chemical data …

This is the first book to describe the ecology of high latitude lakes, rivers and glacial
environments in both the North and South polar regions. From the lake-rich floodplains of …

Recent discoveries in the polar regions have revealed that subglacial environments provide
a habitat for life in a setting that was previously thought to be inhospitable. These habitats …

Antarctic subglacial lakes are thought to be extreme habitats for microbial life and may
contain important records of ice sheet history and climate change within their lake floor …

Glaciers exist where the annual temperature remains cold enough to allow snowfall to
accumulate for an extended period of time and where conditions allow subsequent …

Autonomous control of a robotic manipulator mounted on a submersible autonomous
underwater vehicle (AUV) is simulated with various strategies employing combinations of …

The Antarctic Ice Sheet is underlain by numerous subglacial lakes, which comprise a
significant and active component of its hydrological network. These lakes are widespread …

Accessing and sampling subglacial environments deep beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet
presents several challenges to existing drilling technologies. With over half of the ice sheet …