Image: The Italian–French Concordia research station in Antarctica
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 06:30
in Earth & Climate
The Italian–French Concordia research station in Antarctica sits in the largest desert in the world. Situated 3200 m above sea level with temperatures that can reach –80°C, oxygen is scarce and even walking to a tractor can be leave you out of breath – the crew live with permanent hypoxia.