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With winter making itself felt across Australia, we’re
heading somewhere even chillier... all the way to Antarctica.
With winter making itself felt across Australia, we’re
heading somewhere even chillier... all the way to Antarctica.
This week, we’ve dusted off an old favourite that explores who lives and works on the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth.
Find out what scientists are studying, how Antarctic expeditioners survive the long, dark winter, what they eat — and why even a two-minute shower can feel like a luxury.
Rug up and get ready for a seriously cool Squiz Kids
Shortcut… From the Vault.
Want to learn more?
Two Aussie doctors on a mission: https://www.anzec.org/news/andrews-stephenson-antarctica-2023-expedition
Boiling water freezing before it hits the ground:
https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/how-cold-is-it/
Videos about life at each of the three Australian Antarctic research stations:
https://jobs.antarctica.gov.au/living-and-working-in-antarctica/
Quiz to see if you've got what it takes to work in Antarctica
https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/are-you-cut-out-for-antarctica
The fossil kept in a drawer for 40 years that became Antarctica’s
first dinosaur discovery – ABC News
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This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.
Listen to episode one hereWith winter making itself felt across Australia, we’re
heading somewhere even chillier... all the way to Antarctica.
This week, we’ve dusted off an old favourite that explores who lives and works on the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth.
Find out what scientists are studying, how Antarctic expeditioners survive the long, dark winter, what they eat — and why even a two-minute shower can feel like a luxury.
Rug up and get ready for a seriously cool Squiz Kids
Shortcut… From the Vault.
Want to learn more?
Two Aussie doctors on a mission: https://www.anzec.org/news/andrews-stephenson-antarctica-2023-expedition
Boiling water freezing before it hits the ground:
https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/how-cold-is-it/
Videos about life at each of the three Australian Antarctic research stations:
https://jobs.antarctica.gov.au/living-and-working-in-antarctica/
Quiz to see if you've got what it takes to work in Antarctica
https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/are-you-cut-out-for-antarctica
The fossil kept in a drawer for 40 years that became Antarctica’s
first dinosaur discovery – ABC News
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