Jul 21, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min · 13 segments
If you explore the empty ice fields of Antarctica, you can discover over 80 research stations scattered across the continent. These bases are completely isolated, miles from civilisation, and because…
Rory PowersHostKit GrierHost
Kit, our story today begins in McMurdo Station, an American research station on the southern tip of Ross Island in Antarctica.
It's late at night, and a cleaner at the station is sweeping the floors of the base's gymnasium.
Temperatures at night can reach negative 30, so there isn't much nightlife when the sun goes down.
Well, it's just 'cause, like, I think we've all collectively as a society wrapped our head around the fact that some scientists are loco enough to be like, "Look, it's my life's work to find out what this weird fish is doing underneath the ice."
Kit, our story today begins in McMurdo Station, an American research station on the southern tip of Ross Island in Antarctica.
It's late at night, and a cleaner at the station is sweeping the floors of the base's gymnasium.
Temperatures at night can reach negative 30, so there isn't much nightlife when the sun goes down.
Well, it's just 'cause, like, I think we've all collectively as a society wrapped our head around the fact that some scientists are loco enough to be like, "Look, it's my life's work to find out what this weird fish is doing underneath the ice."
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