🗓#OTD in 2013, the Halley VI Research Station began operating in Antarctica. A fascinating feat of engineering, the station sits above the snow cover to avoid getting buried, but can also move toward the mainland as the shelf sloughs towards the sea. 🎥 How Did They Build That? | Smithsonian Channel

13K views · 264 reactions | A giant iceberg, 20 times the size of Manhattan, has split off from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf. It’s the kind of concerning development that scientists at the ≈ are interested in–and ready for   from ‘How Did They Build That?’ | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook

12K views · 126 reactions | The Halley VI Research Station in Antarctica needs to move because it’s at risk from a huge nearby crevasse. Filmed over 3 months, Horizon follows the team as they race against time to move the station before the brutal storms of the Antarctic winter return. Horizon: Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue Wednesday 7th June, 9pm, BBC Two. | BBCHorizon | Facebook

35K views · 188 reactions | Halley VI is Britain's state-of-the-art Antarctic research base - but are its days numbered? ❄️ | BBC Two | Facebook