Fin whales are the second largest whales after blue whales. They are common in all oceans and also roam in polar waters during the summer months. Photo: Julia Hager Dolphins and whales spend their entire lives in the ocean and must come to the surface for each breath....
Walruses(Odobenus rosmarus) are the largest seals in the Arctic. They live in seasonally ice-covered waters of the Arctic. Photo: Julia Hager Over thousands of years, the Inuit have passed on their knowledge of animal migrations, animal behavior, ice conditions, and...
A 26,000-year-old mammoth skeleton found on Russia’s Kotelny Island off the coast of Yakutia provides new insights into the distribution of humans during the Paleolithic period. Image: Wikimedia Commons After the remains of a woolly mammoth were found on Kotelny...
The new map of Antarctica at a scale of 1:20,000,000 is the most detailed ever produced by the Australian Antarctic Division. Image: Australian Antarctic Division The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), the Antarctic division of the Australian government, recently...
Yesterday, August 15, Norbert Sedlacek Koch left France for his world record attempt. His circumnavigation will take him via Spitsbergen and Antarctica across all five oceans. Photo: ANT ARCTIC LAB Quite a few sailors have already demonstrated their skills, their feel...