The polar oceans are the most affected by global warming. That’s why AWI scientists will be giving presentations, leading panel discussions and more at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, which began yesterday, to underscore the urgency of action....
According to recent evidence, the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic were visited centuries before Europeans by South American indigenous people who left charcoal and bones of their hunted animals. Photo: Julia Hager The Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic were...
“Antarctic Marine Wildlife” by Jamie Watts is a great book for anyone interested in Antarctica that not only focuses on the Antarctic wildlife above the water’s surface, but also looks in detail at the underwater world and shows interrelationships in...
From humpback whales in Antarctic waters to polar bears in the Arctic, all marine mammals have benefited from the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act since 1972. The ecosystem-based approach was later adopted in international conservation agreements. Photo: Dr. Michael...
The new DEEPICE network is designed to train young scientists in ice core-related climate science and to best prepare for the drilling of the Beyond EPICA ice core. Photo: British Antarctic Survey A unique European collaboration of a network of international young...
