Scientists sampled deep-sea sediments in all major ocean regions during 15 international deep-sea expeditions. They found these black corals in the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of 1960 meters. Photo: MEDWAVES/IEO/ATLAS Project Our oceans are still considered less well...
Many parts of the Antarctic continent can only be reached by heavy icebreakers because the sea ice around the continent forms an almost completely continuous surface. Picture: Michael Wenger In the Arctic, sea ice loss is one of the most visible effects of climate...
The dark deposits on the Greenland ice sheet are fine sediments on the one hand and signs of our modern way of life on the other. Among other things, micro- and nanoplastic particles, including tire wear and fibers from clothing, are transported by wind and water to...
The sun determines the space weather. Solar flares or coronal mass ejections have a wide variety of effects on Earth or in near-Earth space, from auroras to disruption of communications systems. Illustration: NASA About 9,200 years ago, a gigantic spectacle may have...
The eight participants of Antarctic Quest 21 undertook the expedition also in commemoration of Sir Ernest Shackleton, who undertook his last expedition 100 years ago and died on South Georgia. Photo: Antarctic Quest 21 When the eight-member team of the Antarctic Quest...