Erich von Drygalski led the 1st German Expedition from 1901-1903 to Antarctica, also known as the Gauss Expedition. After returning, Erich von Drygalski wrote the account of the expedition and edited the extensive scientific data. Between 1905 and 1931, he published...
The series of Russian universal nuclear icebreakers of project 22220 “Arktika” continues. Baltic Shipyard has received a new order for the construction of two more nuclear icebreakers. This was announced by the press service of United Shipbuilding...
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Alderman James Vos in Antarctica. (Photo: Geordin Hill-Lewis) Cape Town, along with Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Hobart and Christchurch, is one of the five locations through which almost all cargo and personnel shipments to Antarctica pass. The...
The wintery silence at George Horner Ice Park in Fairbanks has come to an end. For several days now, there has been a lot of activity. Vehicles transport ice cuboids and warmly dressed men and women cut and shape the ice blocks deep into the night. Fairbanks residents...
Two leopard seals greeting each other. One of them has a clearly visible satellite/GPS transmitter for transmitting data. (Photo: Baylor University) Researchers and collaborators at Texas Baylor University have been searching for answers to the question of how leopard...
