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Antarctica

Discover all you need to know about the this enigmatic ice-covered wilderness at the bottom of our world.  It’s a huge natural laboratory protected by the Antarctic Treaty and designated as a continent for science and peace.

A view looking east across the Antarctic Peninsula during a flight back to Rothera Station from Fossil Bluff

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Emperor Penguins on the sea ice in the Weddell Sea

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Feeling the heat in Antarctica: the urgency of sea ice research

Dr Robbie Mallett is a sea ice scientist, currently over-wintering at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica as part of an eight-month research campaign for the NERC DEFIANT project. Robbie explains the …