Like a wasp waist: the marine food web of the Falkland Islands
The marine food web around the Falkland Islands is controlled by only a few species.
The marine food web around the Falkland Islands is controlled by only a few species.
Climate scientists point to the deficit in understanding climate drift.
A study shows that Antarctic minke whales cannot get any smaller in relation to their feeding strategy or they will starve to death.
According to a study, PFASs are transported from the Eurasian region to Svalbard, where they are deposited in ice and snow, threatening the archipelago’s fjord systems.
The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus is on the advance southward and not far from Antarctica.
For the first time, the rather violent mating behavior of beluga whales could be observed and documented.
Instead of attaching satellite transmitters to polar bears with collars, experts have found ways to attach the transmitters to the fur, which means less stress for the animals.
The launch of an underwater ROV offers a precise view of the underside of the world’s largest floating ice shelf.
Pink-footed geese evade climate change on Svalbard by finding new routes to Novaya Zemlya and passing on this knowledge.
A research team deciphered how toothed whales generate the clicks they use to locate and catch their fast-swimming prey in the dark depths.
After video analysis, researchers believe that the Adélie penguin uses an interception technique on its fleeing prey.
An innovative new network of automated weather stations created by Swiss and Belgians could help obtain more accurate climate data from Antarctic regions.
An event in the life of glaciers that had never been observed before has just surprised glaciologists.
With the disappearance of Arctic sea ice, bowhead whales adjust their migration patterns and winter farther north.
Ice algae, krill, copepods, and fish are already experiencing changes in their habitat in the sea ice. A study now clarifies how they respond.
On the territory of the Antarctic station “Akademik Vernadsky” the snow has turned bright red. The reason for the color change was snow algae.
The sailing ship Perseverance is preparing to embark scientists, photographers and passengers to sail around Svalbard.
Garbage dumps behind the station was yesterday! The 1959 Antarctic Treaty sets the rules for nations conducting research in Antarctica on how to handle waste.
The Pacific phenomenon El Niño could cause Antarctic ice shelves and ice sheets to melt irretrievably, while sea ice remains longer.
In Antarctica, unique ice samples were recovered from a depth of 3.5 km. The drill core from the ice layer above Lake Vostok is presumably more than 1 million years old.
Last summer marked the 25th anniversary of the death of famed Swiss photographer Bruno “Penguin” Zehnder, which was honored with a memorial article now published.
The interactive map will help support expedition planning and improve Antarctic research in the sea ice zone.
The nuclear technology of small modular reactors could illuminate the ceiling lights of Inuit homes, it is not yet perfected, but seems to be advancing, Canada is exploring this possibility.
Microcapsules filled with chloride-free anti-icing agent in asphalt could help keep roads in Arctic communities free of ice and snow.