❄️ A freezing cold $162 million renovation

Hi all! I’m Abhimanyu, I've been working closely with Loz on rebuilding this newsletter, as well as contributing to New Atlas for just over a year now. Nice to meet you!

Can you imagine peering through your office window at a frozen landscape of ice as far as the eye can see, with temperatures dropping to -40 °C (-40 °F)? That's what it's like for the research team at Australia's Davis Station in Antarctica. The base is getting a massive multi-million dollar 'kit-of-parts' upgrade over the next few years, and Adam – who normally has his eye on more diminutive buildings – has the details on what's coming up out there in our headliner.

In health news, heart disease continues to reign supreme as the most common cause of death around the world. That's upsetting, for sure, but the study on this notes that such data can empower countries to take precise action and help citizens prevent these conditions. We can also follow the lead of the woman who lived to 117 years in Bron's eye-opening piece, and unlock the secrets to a long life.

There's some cool tech that's just broken cover too: a cute little tennis coaching robot, a feature-packed guitar amp, and a ridiculously overpriced ebike that, if nothing else, is awfully pretty.

Enjoy today's issue – and let us know if you've got your eye on clever inventions and surprising breakthroughs we can dive into!

– Abhimanyu Ghoshal