Science on Ice Discovering the Secrets of Antartica by Veronika Meduna, Published Auckland University Press, 2012, 1st Edition, Hardcover, Pgs 225, colour photos throughout, maps, sources & further reading, index.

Condition: In near new condition. No markings or inscriptions within, clean and bright throughout.

Diving under the ice, surveying lichen forests and penguin colonies, drilling into the planet's history of recording faint hum of the Big Bang: every year scientists from around the world head south to the coldest, windiest, driest and highest place on Earth. There on the frozen continent they tackle fundamental questions about life and the world around us. Science on Ice presents their fascinating discoveries. Section headings include: A Land of Ice, Uncovering the Past, Life on Ice, True Antarticans, Oasis in a Frozen Desert, Beyond the Ice.