The candidate island was already visible on satellite images in 1989. Only after the collapse of the Conger ice shelf does it become clear that the ice mound must be an island. Photo: Joshua Stevens/Landsat/ICESat-2 Where snow and ice cover the landscape and the...
The Larsen C Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula (smooth, white surface). In recent years, large blocks of ice have repeatedly broken off. The Larsen-A and B ice shelves, which were located in the bays north of Larsen-C, collapsed because of...
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Adélie penguins to find sufficient food due to climate change, as krill migrate to colder regions. Only along the east side of the Antarctic Peninsula, populations are still stable. Photo: Julia Hager Temperatures on the...
Microplastics have already been detected in sea ice and on the sea floor in Antarctica. The two Swiss scientists will find out whether this Antarctic fish – Triperophycis gilchristi (Grenadier cod) – has ingested the small particles. Photo: Kevin...
The flightless Falkland steamer duck occurs exclusively in the Falkland Islands, but here it is found almost everywhere on shallow, sheltered stretches of coastline. Photo: Julia Hager The Falkland Islands are a small jewel with their numerous different, almost...