Skiing, wool baubles, ice-cream: how Antarctic scientists celebrate Christmas

Many of us will not get a white Christmas this year, but a group of scientists are guaranteed one while carrying out research on the Antarctic peninsula. While ice and good cheer are expected, their yuletide activities will be very different from those back home. Dr Kate Winter, of Northumbria University, and colleagues will be deploying instruments on Flask glacier to study the way that meltwater affects how quickly glaciers flow into the ocean. Along with two other researchers, Winter will start Christmas morning sharing an orange pyramid tent, their sleeping bags nestled on top of sheepskin rugs above wooden

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