Cover of the book À bord du Polarstern published in French by Delachaux et Niestlé (there is currently no english version). Image: Katharina Weiss-Tuider / Christian Schneider / Delachaux et Niestlé A book about a major scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean, a...
This is what Antarctica must have looked like before a dome of ice covered the continent. Valleys, trees, animals and a landscape reminiscent of Snowdonia in north-west Wales. Image : Pixabay A preserved landscape has recently been discovered beneath the East...
The Adélie penguin is an indicator species for changes studied by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to monitor changes in krill resources, ice and heavy metals, for example. Image: Coline Marciau / French Polar Institute...
Julienne Stroeve is a polar climatologist who works in particular on ice and snow modelling. Picture: Michael Wenger The first day of the One Planet – Polar Summit ended with informal discussions yesterday after 10pm alongside the animals in the Muséum...
After the Arctic, the Antarctic show signs of weakness in the face of global warming. Image : Julia Hager Image : Julia Hager A foundation to fund research projects of excellence in the cryosphere will be launched this evening in Paris in the hope of saving the poles....
