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EK slash special offer. Ever wondered what it's like to travel through the

Antarctic Ocean? It's not exactly a pleasure cruise, but that doesn't stop scientists who venture out on these rugged trips from having a good time.

For Scientific American science quickly, this is Rachel Feldman.

You're listening to part three of our

Friday Fascination mini-series all about field research in Antarctica. This week

award-winning journalist Sophia Machinio is giving us a behind-the-scenes look at life

on an icebreaker.

From secret Santa gift exchanges to secret initiation rights, these scientists find plenty of ways to cope with the isolation of spending months at sea.

Okay, come on in. We have the head. So head is a term used on ships to mean like your

toilets. So we have a private bathroom in each cabin on this ship, complete with a shower, toilet, and sink.

That's Alexis Flaubeck, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Southern California who studies the role of iron and the ocean.

On the screws she shares a cabin with three other female researchers.

They all met and became friends on board.

On the door of their room is a picture of They all met and became friends on board.

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