Spring tails, here the Antarctic springtail (Cryptopygus antarcticus), are typical soil inhabitants worldwide and form an important component in material cycles between plants and soil. Photograph: Pete Bucktrout/British Antarctic Survey Microplastics have been...
Height: up to 105 cm – Weight: 30 – 40 kg – Life expectancy: up to 20 years Habitat The emperor penguin lives and breeds exclusively on the edge of Antarctica between the 66. and 78. latitudes. During their “oceanic phase”, emperor...
The unshapely fossil was discovered by Chilean scientists on Seymour Island, Antarctica, in 2011. Until its identification, the 68 million-year-old egg was simply called “The Thing”. Photo: Legendre et al (2020) Nature Antarctica would actually be an...
Sea ice, here with fragments from icebergs, has declined by one third in the Weddell Sea over the past five years. Photo: Julia Hager Scientists have found that summer sea ice in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica has decreased by one million square kilometers –...
The RCGS Resolute, formerly known as Hanseatic, was built in 1991 and was one of the most famous expedition cruise ships. During her 30-year career, the ship sailed all the seas and brought numerous guests to see polar bears or penguins. The ship is currently located...
