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The WISSARD research team set up an ultraviolet light collar at the top of the bore hole in Antarctica.

UNL drillers help make new discoveries in Antarctica

January 21, 2015

UNL drillers Daren Blythe and Dar Gibson shovel snow into a melter that provides water for the hot water drill that melted a hole through 800 meters of ice on top of subglacial Lake Whillans.

UNL drill powers discovery of microbes under Antarctic ice

August 25, 2014

SCINI team members Bob Zook (left) and Alex Wilke work with an electronic component of the new Deep-SCINI remote operated vehicle. The team plans to deploy the new underwater robot in October.

Team to build deep-water robot for Antarctic exploration

July 29, 2014

In an underwater image captured by the robot, Edwardsiella andrillae anemones protrude from the bottom surface of the Ross Ice Shelf. They glow in the camera's light. For purposes of scale, the two red dots in the image measure 10 centimeters apart.

ANDRILL team discovers ice-loving anemones in Antarctica

January 28, 2014

In an underwater image captured by the robot, Edwardsiella andrillae anemones protrude from the bottom surface of the Ross Ice Shelf. They glow in the camera's light. For purposes of scale, the two red dots in the image measure 10 centimeters apart.

In the News: UNL-led team's discovery of Antarctic sea anemone

January 27, 2014

Image from the 625-mile, 14-day traverse from McMurdo Station to the Lake Whillans drill site.

WISSARD named a top science story of 2013

December 17, 2013

ANDRILL's roving hot water drill is on the ground in Antarctica at McMurdo Station on Ross Island. McMurdo Sound and the Transarctic Mountains on the Antarctic mainland are in the background.

ANDRILL team prepping drill at McMurdo Station

December 3, 2013

UNL drillers at McMurdo Station last December before their deployment with the history-making WISSARD project. From left: Jeff Lemerey, Daren Blythe, Dar Gibson, Dennis Duling, Chad Carpenter, Graham Roberts and Justin Burnett. All are scheduled to redeploy to the ice this season along with a new crew member, Nathan Bowker.

ANDRILL project is a 'go' despite shutdown delay

October 30, 2013

ANDRILL to deploy two drills for 2013-14 season

September 18, 2013