BEYOND EPICA is the abbreviation for the BEYOND EUROPEAN PROJECT FOR ICE CORING IN ANTARCTICA. This is a drilling project in Antarctica funded by the EU and supported by the USA and Australia. The goal: to obtain a 2.75-kilometre-long ice core that archives the...
Atlantic walrus numbers are massively smaller than those of their larger Pacific relatives. This may be related to the extensive hunting of the animals since the Middle Ages, some scientists suggest. (Photo: Dr Michael Wenger) Iceland is not exactly associated with...
Source: Cruise Study Svalbard, by Epinion, commissioned by Visit Svalbard and Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO), funded by Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund.
(C) Kim Kovacs / Christîan Lydersen / Framsenter The use of animal species in scientific research can take many different forms. Researchers have now recognized that animals are perfectly suitable as observers and samplers, provided they have the right instruments. A...
The western side of the Antarctic Peninsula is one of the regions of the world most affected by climate change. Warmer water is causing glaciers to melt more here than in other places on Earth. Sea ice formation has also changed as a result in recent decades, more sea...