Arctic sea ice has been on a downward slide for decades due to warmer water masses in the Arctic Ocean. Although sea ice extent varies per year, the downward trend is clear for each month. Image: Michael Wenger / Graphic: NSIDC With the massive snowfall in January and...
During a walk through Zurich I could not believe my eyes. Everywhere I felt like I was being watched by polar bears and penguins. Have I walked this far and am I already in the Arctic or Antarctic? Taking a closer look, I discovered a campaign by the electricity...
Permafrost is the permanently frozen ground in the Arctic and high alpine regions. Only the uppermost areas thaw annually and then form marshy areas. However, these thawing processes also release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In recent decades, these thawing...
Krill probably is the largest accumulation of animal biomass in the Southern Ocean. Experts suspect that up to 400 million tons dwell in the freezing waters of Antarctica as shoals or swarms. The crustaceans, which are almost 6 cm long and weigh 2 grams, eat algae and...
Antarctica is considered the epitome of untouched nature and wilderness. But climate change and human activity of all kinds have increased to such an extent that researchers have growing concerns about its protection. That is why a new integrated research programme is...
