The East Antarctic ice sheet covers much of the Antarctic continent, affecting its response to global warming. At its edges, glaciers and huge ice shelf (pictured) flow into the sea. Nevertheless, researchers have found that some areas are already showing changes. And...
Krill probably is the largest accumulation of animal biomass in the Southern Ocean. Experts suspect that up to 400 million tons dwell in the freezing waters of Antarctica as shoals or swarms. The crustaceans, which are almost 6 cm long and weigh 2 grams, eat algae and...
The study’s co-author, Dr. Felix Marx of the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand, holds the fossil skull of the new species Eomonachus belegaerensis in his hands. This seal species is a related ancestor of today’s monk seals, whose evolution has so far been...
The Natural History Museum of South Georgia opens its doors to the public virtually due to COVID and lack of visitors. If you are heading to South Georgia, you must definitely stop and register in Grytviken. Because the former whaling station is also the...
The seabed in the Southern Ocean is a rich habitat with numerous animals that dwell there, many living as filter feeders. But this type of diet leads to a build-up of microplastics in animals. These parts now have been found also in the soft sediment. Photograph:...
