In their quest, Adélie penguins migrate between two breeding seasons and are exposed to variations in feeding points, refuge sites and competition, so which route to choose? Image: Annie Schmidt/Point Blue The release period after the breeding season can quickly...
Deployment of a scientific operation in the Eurasian Arctic from the sides of the German oceanographic vessel Polarstern. Image : Céline Heuzé The mysteries of the deep water race in the Arctic are difficult to unravel because of climate change and lack of data....
Actually, researchers should cheer at the sight of dozens of blows in the morning light off the Greenland coast, because they mean many whales. But too many whales are death to the schools of fish, as the study here shows. Image: Dr Michael Wenger Whales are an...
The pectoral fin in humpback whales is much larger in proportion to the body than in other whale species. This has earned the marine mammals the Latin name Megaptera, which means “giant wings.” (Photo: Dr Michael Wenger) Every year, humpback whales...