At-100degreesF,youcanburnupto5,000caloriesaday,andwithwinteratlessthan1%humidity,yourbodywilllosewaterjustbreathing.ThisisAntarctica,whereclose-knitcommunitiesofscientists,engineers,andhardenedfieldvetshaveforgedanexistenceunlikeanythingonourplanet,fightingbrutalconditionstoconductcrucialscience.