A research station is being visited by a dozen or so people in yellow jackets.
A stock image shows a base in Antartica. This base Argentina's Almirante Brown, in Paradise Harbour, and is unrelated to the story.
  • People cooped together in a station in Antarctica started speaking with a unique accent. 
  • Scientists tracked the change over a six-month mission by listening to recordings of 29 common words. 
  • Not only did the researchers develop a new accent, they also picked up Antarctica slang. 

Living on the edges of the planets comes with an unexpected perk: you may pick up an exotic accent that's spoken only in Antarctica.