Follow the experience of the close-knit communities of scientists, engineers and hardened field vets that have forged an existence unlike anything in our planet, fighting brutal conditions to conduct crucial science.
At -100 degrees F, you can burn up to 5,000 calories a day, and with winter at less than 1% humidity, your body will lose water just breathing. This is Antarctica, where close-knit communities of scientists, engineers, and hardened field vets have forged an existence unlike anything on our planet, fighting brutal conditions to conduct crucial science.
Aired: Nov 15, 2016 Six different teams of scientists arrive on the continent after years of plan...
Aired: Nov 22, 2016 Scientists deployed to Antarctica are accustomed to frigid temperatures, but ...
Aired: Nov 29, 2016 The Mt. Erebus team has trouble landing at one of their sites and when they d...
Aired: Dec 6, 2016 In Antarctica both humans and animals do what it takes to adapt to and surviv...
Aired: Dec 13, 2016 Science in Antarctica will shut down for the winter. Scott Base has pleanty o...
Aired: Dec 20, 2016 As winter approaches, field teams are finishing up their science for the seas...
Current Status: Returning Series
Network: National Geographic
Production Country: United States
Genres: Adventure, Documentary
