Little auks are the most abundant birds in the Arctic. They have been fertilizing the soil, attracting gulls, polar foxes and human societies for thousands of years. Image: Monica Ogawa Using sound, images and artificial intelligence, researchers in Japan and Denmark...
The St Andrews Bay king penguin colony is the largest in South Georgia, with around 150,000 breeding pairs. Image : Camille Lin The two most common species of penguin in the South Georgia archipelago have just shown signs of vulnerability to the avian flu virus....
The search for efficient solar panels and photocells and for new and long-lasting storage devices has long occupied scientific teams around the world. At the same time, the new materials are expected to withstand the extreme Arctic conditions and ensure a reliable...
The first Antarctic season for the RSS “Sir David Attenborough” was also the first real-life field test of the new British research vessel. Overall, both the British Antarctic Survey and the owner NERC (National Environmental Research Council) are...