The Halley VI Modular Lab Keeps Moving to Avoid Death-by-Ice

The Antarctic ice shelf is among the most hostile, uninhabitable environments on the face of the Earth. However, with virtually zero atmospheric pollution and low levels of electromagnetic interference, it is also one of the best places on the planet for climate, atmospheric, and geological research. But how do you keep a team of scientists from becoming meat popsicles in a place where temperatures rarely top 0 degrees? With a ski-wearing modular laboratory, of course. More »

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