josefine stakemann and edith korger study the earth's magnetic field and measure the strength of earthquakes. they're not the only ones. researchers from several other nations conduct similar work. still, the scientists say therere's nowhere e near enoughh exploratation underwayay on antarctica. josefine: antarctica is still a fundamentally unexplored continent. that's why there are actually too few stations to collect data. reporter: marcus schumacher agrees. he heads the neumayer station's air chemistry observatory. he's worried about the rise in the percentage of co2 in the antarctic atmosphere. he's also concerned that the untouched southern continent could fall victim to economic exploitation. marcus: it's hard to say what will happen and how things will develop. especialally if some areas bece ice-free and amazing raw materials are unearthed. but years ago, the antarctic treaty was agreed and extended. i see that as a good sign that it will continue to go in this direction. reporter: birgit steckckelberg leads the research team at neumayer. the work done here is purely scientific. anyt