40 years in service and not a bit tired: The research icebreaker “Polarstern” is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary in the service of German and international polar research in South Georgia as part of a research cruise. The blue-and-white ship...
The research icebreaker Polarstern in Arctic ice during the MOSAiC expedition. Photo: Lianna Nixon, AWI During the MOSAiC expedition, scientists from around the world studied the processes that take place in the Arctic over the course of a year – from the...
The German research icebreaker “Polarstern” on its triumphant return from the MOSAiC expedition. At the time, the ship had spent over a year in the Arctic as a base for the largest Arctic expedition ever. Image: Joachim Hofmann, AWI The German research...
Microplastics have already been detected in sea ice and on the sea floor in Antarctica. The two Swiss scientists will find out whether this Antarctic fish – Triperophycis gilchristi (Grenadier cod) – has ingested the small particles. Photo: Kevin...
The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is the largest continuous ice sheet in the world. Researchers want to find out how climate change has affected this gigantic mass of ice in the past and thus make better predictions for the future. Picture: Michael Wenger On the 6th of...
