Scientists are investigating how environmental changes in Antarctica will impact the rest of the world, but the continent’s remote location and hostile climate, with winter temperatures that plummet to well below -100°F, make it an incredibly challenging environment for humans.
That’s why a team from the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews, in Scotland, enlisted the help of some of Antarctica’s permanent residents: seals.
The furry, aquatic mammals thrive year-round in the freezing climate and can dive up to 3,000 feet below the water’s surface says Lars Boehme, an…
