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Will was soaking in a 250 litre drum filled with hot water. Hundreds of metres away, in a tent, someone was watching Derry Girls. In this moment, to Will, the audio coming from that TV show was the only sound in the entire world. Will was in Antarctica, at New Zealand’s Scott Base. A

The first piece of new Scott Base infrastructure has been installed in Antarctica.  The small building will support several science experiments, some of wh

Despite the recent boom in subsea Internet cables, Antarctica remains the last unconnected continent. In its long summer, it is home to dozens of research stations hosting thousands of researchers, who generate terabytes of data a day.

BY THE CONVERSATION -- Underneath Antarctica’s vast ice sheets there’s a network of rivers and lakes. This is possible because of the insulating blanket of ice above, the flow of heat from within the Earth, and the small amount of heat generated as the ice deforms.

Underneath Antarcticas vast ice sheets theres a network of rivers and lakes. This is possible becaus...

Underneath Antarcticas vast ice sheets theres a network of rivers and lakes. This is possible becaus...

Underneath Antarcticas vast ice sheets theres a network of rivers and lakes. This is possible because of the insulating blanket of ice above, the flow of heat from within the Earth, and the small amount of heat generated as the ice deforms.

Researchers have surveyed an Antarctic under-ice river for the first time directly, and their observations support the idea that such sub-glacial rivers form estuaries as they flow into the ocean.

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The 157 crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived at McMurdo Station in Antarctica Monday following…