Never-Before-Seen Footage Uncovers Antarctica’s First Scientific Missions
During the Cold War, Antarctica was primed for conquest. Here's how it became an international science laboratory. This NASA Mission Uses Cold War Planes ...
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Antarctica today is a hotbed of scientific activity. Scientists are shooting weather balloons into space, hunting for galactic particles, and flying across the continent to chart our changing climate. But over 60 years ago, Antarctica was a blanket of unknowns, a territory that was a siren song for adventure junkies and pioneering scientists. And in the midst of the Cold War, international peace was forged on the ice. It was very, very reconnaissance. There hadn't really been serious scientific research done across the continent. But countries came together, we were actually able to unfreeze the international relations between east and west. This is David Drewry, a renowned glaciologist and former director of the Scott Polar Research Institute. He’s even got a mountain named after hi...
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Antarctica today is a hotbed of scientific activity. Scientists are shooting weather balloons into space, hunting for galactic particles, and flying across the continent to chart our changing climate. But over 60 years ago, Antarctica was a blanket of unknowns, a territory that was a siren song for adventure junkies and pioneering scientists. And in the midst of the Cold War, international peace was forged on the ice. It was very, very reconnaissance. There hadn't really been serious scientific research done across the continent. But countries came together, we were actually able to unfreeze the international relations between east and west. This is David Drewry, a renowned glaciologist and former director of the Scott Polar Research Institute. He’s even got a mountain named after hi...
