Glaciologist Jemma Wadham in the process of taking a sample of meltwater from the Salajekna Glacier in Northern Norway. With the sample, she is trying to determine if glacial retreat is leading to an increased release of heavy metals. Photo: T. Bruckner This summer an...
Humpback whales migrate into the Southern Ocean every spring, attracted by the abundance of krill. The individual populations have clearly defined routes and feeding areas. This makes them ideal indicator species for pollutant monitoring in remote regions. Picture:...
Mercury North Pole with yellow marked water ice deposits. (Photo: NASA/ MESSENGER) It seems almost paradoxical: there is water ice on Mercury, which is heated by the nearby sun. This ice remains in the deep permanent shadow of some polar craters. Until now, meteorite...
