Antarctica... Your Shortcut - From the Vault

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