Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1: Triassic Park 12
8. Chapter 2: The Treasure of Cerro Negro 56
9. Chapter 3: Bikers, Bombs, and the Death- o- Meter 103
10. Chapter 4: Microbes in Meteorites! 126
11. Chapter 5: Life in Deepest, Darkest Africa 143
12. Chapter 6: Hunting for Water and Carbon 172
13. Chapter 7: The Subterranauts 198
14. Chapter 8: A Lot of Breaks and One Lucky Strike 234
15. Chapter 9: Life beneath the Ice 265
16. Chapter 10: The Worm from Hell 333
17. Epilogue 357
18. Appendix A: Chronology of the Exploration of Subsurface Life 365
19. Appendix B: Chronology of the Meeting of the U.S. DOE’s SSP Meetings 377
20. Notes 381
21. References 463
22. Index 473