A lava flow is visible in satellite images of Heard Island from 25 May (Photo: Sentinel Hub / Camille Lin) News from one of the most unknown and isolated sub-Antarctic islands: Heard Island’s Big Ben volcano has been spewing lava again since the end of May Lava from...
A dozen vessels from different nations fish for krill (Photo: Daniel Beltrá / Greenpeace) Krill is a key resource in the icy Antarctic Ocean. The trawlers that go after it are keeping their catch under the precautionary threshold, a fact confirmed by a study that...
Sea ice in the Arctic would be disappearing even faster had it not been for efforts to stop the ozone layer from being depleted (Photo: Julia Hager) The Montreal Protocol was adopted in 1987 in order to protect the ozone layer. An unpredicted side effect of its strict...
Simply experiencing nature in Antarctica, a goal of most visitors. For some, this also triggers a desire to support their own environment and nature. (Photo: Michael Wenger) Enthusiasm for Antarctica worldwide is at an all-time high. This is particularly apparent from...
These larvae will once turn into midges able to live on cold soils with an average temperature of about 2°C. Image: Chris Gilbert The soil of an island, not far from the Antarctic Peninsula, is the scene of a powerful metamorphosis. An insect larva introduced by...
