Brazil opens ‘spectacular’ Antarctic research base, but will it have the cash to fulfill its potential?
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/brazil-opens-spectacular-new-research-base-antarctica
A new research station designed by Brazilian architecture company Estúdio 41 can accommodate 64 people.
SÃO PAULO—Brazil will officially open its new scientific outpost in Antarctica this week, 8 years after a fire destroyed its original base there. The new, $ 100 million station is nearly twice the size of the old one and stands out for its sleek architectural design and hotel-style accommodations for up to 64 people, including scientists and military personnel. Seventeen laboratories will support research in a range of fields, from environmental microbiology to human physiology, paleontology, and climate change.