Permafrost soils continue to thaw
The permafrost in the Arctic is thawing on a frightening scale. Researchers at the AWI have impressively confirmed this by analysing satellite images.
The permafrost in the Arctic is thawing on a frightening scale. Researchers at the AWI have impressively confirmed this by analysing satellite images.
Two independent studies have shown that the Antarctic ice sheet was protected from melting by the formation of glaciers in the Arctic.
Krill is so common in the Southern Ocean that even their carapaces form an important carbon sink.
The discovery of fossil seal skulls in New Zealand sheds new light on the evolution of seals, especially Antarctic species.
Fossil finds have shown to US researchers that ancestors of walruses once lived on the beaches of California.
Since time immemorial, legends and myths have been swirling around the wandering albatross. Today, the largest seabird is doing well. Because of climate change.
An international team has investigated the sightings of blue whales around South Georgia and determined their return.
An extensive study of the chinstrap penguin population in Antarctica shows how large the population actually is.
A team of researchers believes that under Greenland’s ice sheet there could be a river more than 1,000 kilometres long, which could be partly responsible for the speed of the glacier flow.
The cause of the speed and severity of abrupt climate changes during the last cold period lies in the ocean. This is confirmed by a new study by the AWI.
An agreement between Australia and Switzerland on Antarctic research aims to strengthen cooperation
In order to improve and strengthen the protection measures for Antarctica, the research unit SCAR has launched a new programme.
Gentoo penguins, widespread in the Antarctic, should not be just one species, but should be divided into four different species.
South Georgia may face a collision with the world’s largest iceberg, A-68A, if it does not change course for the last 500 kilometers.
Microplastics have been discovered not only on the surface of the Southern Oceab, but also in sediment samples from its seabed.
Greenland’s glaciers have retreated so much over the past 30 years that the island’s coastal face is likely to change permanently.
A surprising fossil find shows that 50 million years ago birds with a wingspan of up to 6 meters dominated the sky over the Antarctic.
The hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is one of the largest and deepest in the last 15 years, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The formation of Arctic sea ice has been lagging behind normal since its minimal expansion, and many areas are still ice-free.
The deep sea of the Antarctic Weddell Sea has warmed five times faster than the world ocean at depths of more than 2,000 meters over the past three decades.
After 389 days, the “Polarstern” returns home and successfully ends the largest Arctic research expedition of all time in Bremerhaven
Polar bears in northern Greenland are currently benefiting from the climatic changes, but probably not forever.
Musk oxen were already roaming the Arctic tundra when mammoths were still alive. Man has almost wiped out the mighty goat relatives in the last century.
Two years ago, researchers reported the discovery of a saltwater lake under the icy poles of Mars. This has now been confirmed.