A well-nourished polar bear in the Chukchi Sea region in summer looks like a good sign. Yet, the king of the Arctic is increasingly impacted by viruses, bacteria and parasites as a new study shows. (Photo: Michael Wenger) The Polar Retrospective looks back at events...
This year, Aleš Česen will return for his sixth season in Antarctica and the otherworldly continent continues to fascinate him. Photo: Courtesy of Aleš Česen Aleš Česen is a celebrated mountaineer but stresses that no special training is required to work in...
The Antarctic season start at Port Lockoy will kick off soon. (Photo: Michael Wenger) The Polar Retrospective looks at stories of the past week that are related to the Arctic and Antarctic and focuses on one or more aspects. This week will look at the start of the...
A humpback whale surfaces near two trawlers. All are pursuing Antarctic krill. Youenn Kerdavid/Sea Shepherd Global, CC BY-ND By Matthew Savoca, Stanford University The Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica is the world’s largest feeding ground for baleen whales –...
There are 29 countries taking part in the Antarctic Treaty negotiations and 28 others that can attend. Image : Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty The meeting of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes has just finished in Argentina, ahead of the...