Nadel points out that given the harsh environment such a structure was a particularly impressive accomplishment.
Bacteria have been around for 3 billion years--simple, single-cell organisms supremely adapted to survive in a harsh environment.
The irony, of course, is that Alaskans see themselves as rugged pioneers standing up to a harsh environment.
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Little is known about the creature because its harsh environment makes it difficult for scientists to conduct research.
As you might expect in such a harsh environment, there is limited population to work in its proposed facility.
Resources are scarce because of the harsh environment of the highland plateau and limited agricultural space in the lowlands.
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"It's a harsh environment for humans to work inside, " said Hidehiko Nishiyama of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (Nisa).
Was it a remnant of the frontier days, when the harsh environment forced settlers to look out for one another?
Unlike other ocean technologies, generating power through osmosis doesn't involve operating in the harsh environment of, say, a deep sea operation.
Despite its reputation as a harsh environment, surveys have uncovered evidence that suggests St Kilda was inhabited as early as 3, 000BC.
The first is to dismiss pastoralism as a backward pursuit, an embarrassment to notions of modernisation rather than a proven response to a harsh environment.
Transocean is looking to navigate these challenges by concentrating on high specifications sectors such as ultra-deepwater and harsh environment drilling where the competitive intensity is considerably lower.
The company offers deepwater and harsh environment drilling, oil and gas drilling management, and drilling engineering and project management services, as well as explores, develops, and produces oil and gas resources.
Built to withstand the habitually harsh environment of the Red Planet, Aerogel is also so chronically hydrophobic that the car should see service well after you and I have turned to dust and interesting memoirs.
The first, scheduled for Saturday, will add a platform to the Japanese laboratory complex, Kibo, which can be used for experiments that require materials to be exposed to the harsh environment of space.
The desert area is favored by the U.S. military and its allies for training because the hot, dusty conditions and mountains replicate Afghanistan's harsh environment and the clear weather allows for constant flying.
In this highly competitive and sometimes harsh environment, marine species have had to develop strategies for survival, such as resistance to the toxicity, extreme temperature, hyper-salinity and pressure that characterize the deep seabed.
One is up in the high Meseta of central Spain, at 1, 000m or more, with a very harsh climate and the other is in the mountains of Granada - again in a very harsh environment.
Although Air France walked away from the Alitalia deal in the face of strong political pressure, the harsh environment for airlines means that it is still likely to want to pursue consolidation elsewhere in the sector.
The researchers' favoured theory for the link to depression is that the changes a foetus has to make to compensate for a harsh environment in the womb may in some way leave it poorly prepared for the conditions it will encounter in later life.
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The outer coating is an acidic polymer that can withstand the harsh stomach environment.
It's a smattering of small wood and mud huts, about an hour's drive from Tete in a harsh arid environment.
In the current harsh operating environment, a small number of cabin crew, mechanics or catering staff can bring a carrier to its knees within weeks especially if they cannot easily be replaced.
But many commentators expect its instruments to start to fail in the harsh space environment several years before its successor, a satellite called JPSS-1, can be launched to take over observation duties.
This decision, however, was a result of both budgetary constraints as well as the desire to share the risk in a harsh competitive environment - an environment that only rewards compounds that demonstrate real value over standard therapies.
To have any hope of meeting that need, in an environment which is both physically harsh and far removed from technical support, Mr Thorn realised that a robust computer was the first requirement.
While the enabling environment for true media freedom is improving, the harsh reality is that many in the world still do not have access to basic communication technology.
Many will succumb to the harsh survival-of-the-fittest-and-fleetest business environment, a lot will be acquired by giant corporations, and only a handful will achieve runaway success on a global scale.
He experienced firsthand the impact of humanity on the environment when under the hole in the ozone layer at the South Pole, the harsh ultraviolet rays from the sun burned his skin and permanently changed the color of his eyes.
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