The octopus Pareledone turqueti is only about 15 centimetres in size, not including the arms, and is found throughout the Southern Ocean. It lives at depths of up to 1,000 meters and feeds on amphipods, bristle worms and other small invertebrates. (Photo: AWI/MARUM;...
Panda bears, alpacas and penguins felt the impact of calving events, but polar bears, who were closest, did not. Graphic: Oliver Day / Oregon State University In the immediate vicinity of Greenland, massive icebergs regularly broke off from an ice sheet in North...
The 30,000-year-old mummified Arctic ground squirrel found near Dawson City will be on display at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre beginning in May 2023. (Photo: Government of Yukon) Canada’s Yukon paleontologists have unveiled an unusual find from the...
Historical climate changes caused the global ice volume to expand and retreat several times. According to the new study, this has happened more frequently in Antarctica than previously thought. Scientific archives worldwide represent an enormously valuable treasure...
Icebergs bringing nutrients into the ocean to fertilize their surroundings is evident by the fact that penguins, marine mammals and seabirds often can be seen around the icy giants. Otherwise, iron-rich dust fertilizes the Antarctic Ocean. But that was not always the...