NOVA Education: Polar Extremes

Woman in fur-lined coat with ice sheet backdrop
April 29, 2020
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
NOVA Education (Facebook)

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2020-04-29 13:00:00 2020-04-29 14:00:00 NOVA Education: Polar Extremes NOVA Polar Extremes Surviving (and thriving) in a polar desert  Antarctica conains 90% of the world's ice, but a small percentage of the continent has no ice at all. These polar deserts have little precipitation, freezing temperatures, and salty soils and lakes, yet organisms still survive. Join Melisa Diaz to learn how we study the chemistry of these areas to understand how organisms have survived there for millions of years.  Join NOVA and the Byrd Center for the virtual field trip, hosted by NOVA Education. Learn more and RSVP for the event here. Watch on YouTube. NOVA Education (Facebook) America/New_York public

NOVA Polar Extremes

Surviving (and thriving) in a polar desert 

Antarctica conains 90% of the world's ice, but a small percentage of the continent has no ice at all. These polar deserts have little precipitation, freezing temperatures, and salty soils and lakes, yet organisms still survive. Join Melisa Diaz to learn how we study the chemistry of these areas to understand how organisms have survived there for millions of years. 

Join NOVA and the Byrd Center for the virtual field trip, hosted by NOVA Education. Learn more and RSVP for the event here.

Watch on YouTube.