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Why Scientists Brave the Poles

Season 2026 | 3m 59s

Temperatures plunge below -40°C. Eyelashes freeze. Equipment fails. Every day tests the limits of human endurance. Yet for the scientists of “Ages of Ice,” these frozen frontiers are places of wonder and profound connection, where hardship, curiosity, and camaraderie combine in the pursuit of knowledge.

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