An average of 2.4 microplastic particles per individual was detected in Antarctic krill. Photo: Pete Lens, British Antarctic Survey In the Southern Ocean, a team of researchers led by the British Antarctic Survey found microplastics in two species of zooplankton:...
It is true that Jules Verne’s main character Phileas Fogg in the novel “Around the World in 80 Days” did not start out with sailing yachts. But Oliver Heer (right) plans to win the world’s toughest sailing regatta with his racing yacht (left),...
To create the new topographic map of the Antarctic seafloor, countless multibeam measurements were made by research vessels such as Polarstern. Photo: Folke Mehrtens The topography of the ocean floor helps determine how water masses and currents move in the oceans and...
You can’t tell by looking at it, but the Southern Ocean is highly productive thanks to a generally good availability of the micronutrient iron. Photo: Julia Hager Primary production in the Southern Ocean depends critically on the concentration of the...
The world’s oceans absorb huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, especially in the polar regions, because the gas dissolves better in cold water. A large part of the carbon dioxide sinks into the deep sea where it is stored for a very long time....
