Antarctic Scientists Ask for Rescue for 'Disturbing' Reason

Living and working in a remote part of Antarctica is dangerous. The hostile conditions are something researchers stationed there can prepare for, but fear of being attacked by one of their own? No one expected that.

A group of South African researchers studying the region's climate find themselves in that exact predicament, and that's arguably not even the worst part. The group is stationed at the Sanae IV base in Antarctica, and it takes a whopping two weeks to reach the clifftop -- if the weather conditions are bearable.