Between moss-covered peat bogs and glacial valley lakes, water-logged troughs mostly line the gentle slopes of the sub-Antarctic island coasts. A few rare flowering plants find refuge there, plants that are fond of spaces rich in nutrients brought by marine animals....
The image of the new colony was taken in mid-October 2021 by the Worldview-3 satellite operated by Maxar Technologies, a private satellite operator, as part of the EU’s own Copernicus-2 satellite mission. The evaluation by researchers now came about in the...
Tens of thousands of king penguins populate the St. Andrews Bay area of South Georgia. To have a chance to learn more about the size of the colony here, you need the view from above. Image: Dr Michael Wenger Opinions differ on the subject of drones. Some see...
Leopard seals are the top Antarctic predators and can use their jaws to sift krill from the water as well as eat whole penguins and seals. Thanks to this plasticity in food, they survive even the harshest conditions in Antarctica. Image: Dr Michael Wenger Leopard...
The BBC is showing the six-part series “Frozen Planet II” on its channels One and Two, taking viewers to the Arctic, Antarctica and high mountain worlds. Even more than in the first part, scientific aspects are also represented this time. Video: Youtube...
