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What is it like living in the eternal ice, an environment that is actually hostile to life? Nature filmmaker Dirk Steffens traveled to Neumayer III in the Antarctic and looked over the shoulders of the researchers there. In conversation with Professor Harald Lesch, who interviewed him from Germany, it becomes clear why the continent is pioneering for the future of humanity. Eleven years ago, on February 20, 2009, the German research station Neumayer III was opened. From climate research to space tests, there is a lot going on at Germany's southernmost and probably coldest workplace. Even world peace is monitored from here. Infrasound is used to listen into the earth's crust. If an atomic bomb is secretly tested, the researchers can test it using infrasound. And: "We have the cleanest air in the world here," says Steffens. "When the rainforest burns in Brazil, you can measure the soot particles in the air here." The interview was conducted by Professor Harald Lesch in January 2020 from Munich. At 14,000 kilometers away, it is probably the furthest link that nature filmmaker Dirk Steffens has made. You can watch the Terra-X documentary "Antarctica - Expedition into the Future" here from Sunday, February 23rd: https://kurz.zdf.de/HqS/ Photo: Oliver Roetz --- Here on ZDFheute News you can find out what is happening in the world and what concerns us all: We provide insight into the world of news, explain the background and address social debates. Discuss with us in live streams and form your own opinion with the facts that we present to you. Subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything. You can always stay up to date at https://www.ZDFheute.de. #Antarctica #Expedition #Research