In November 2008, an international team of distinguished scientists, educators and explorers embarked on a six week expedition to Antarctica....
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In November 2008, an international team of distinguished scientists, educators and explorers embarked on a six week expedition to Antarctica. Their primary mission was to study the icy ecosystems of the Schirmacher Oasis and the perennially ice-covered Lake Untersee.
In this exceptionally hostile environment, the team hoped to find a new species of "extremophile" - a hardy life form that exists and flourishes in conditions inhospitable to most known organisms.
These discoveries could shed light on how life adapts to extremes on Earth - but could also shake the search for life on other planets.
