CryoSat-2 measures the ice thickness of the polar ice caps and sea ice by radar from an altitude of 720 kilometers. Photo: ESA There was promising news yesterday for climate scientists, oceanographers and other Earth system scientists: in the future, thanks to a joint...
Last year in Antarctica, nearly 55,000 people landed on its shores or on adjacent islands. The increasing demand also attracted more and more operators and their brand new ships, who want to present a unique nature and wildlife to their guests. But a small virus has...
The group of plotopterides has been a group of seabirds related to gannets and frigate birds and are remarkably similar to the early penguins. They were also diving and swimming animals that had lost their ability ot fly. They lived 34-37 million years ago. Picture:...
The air temperature has been recorded at the Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole for more than 60 years. Photograph: Wikipedia/Mradyfist According to a new study, temperatures at the South Pole have been rising three times faster than the global average since...
Elephant seals have been used as “assistants” in research projects for years. The data loggers used do not affect the animals and fall off the head again after a while. The devices are partially lost, but can also be collected again. Data is transmitted...