Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are predators that feed on penguins, fish, squid and crustaceans in Antarctic waters. This predator is known to be solitary, i.e. hunts alone and many times…
In just 1 gram of soil we can find the equivalent of 100 million bacteria. Globally much of this bacterial diversity is still poorly known and in extreme environments such…
Supraglacial lakes are important for the mass balance of the ice sheets because their development and drainage have been associated with changes in the speed of ice streams and the…
Recent events of ice melt in West Antarctica are concerning as these events indicate potential surface melt of ice shelves and their consequent collapse. A recent study by European researchers…
Fishing methods have evolved and changed over the years. With the decline in landings and effects of climate change, fishing methods became more selective, especially toward longline fishing. However, this…
Antarctica is a continent located in the South Pole and has been surrounded by a circumpolar current for over 40 million years. This barrier keeps warmer waters and non native…
One of the causes of the Antarctic melting is climate change, although the specific mechanism is not well known. In 2002, the collapse of the Larsen B ice shelf took…
Mercury is a toxic element for animals and its increasing concentration in the world’s ocean as been acknowledged as a global issue. Though the Southern Ocean presents overall high mercury levels,…
Very recently, the media were flooded by the story of a polar scientist who stabbed a colleague at an Antarctic Station. The person who was stabbed had successively spoiled the…
Tests at the South Pole have shown that the Antarctic plateau offers outstanding sites for astronomical observations. The extremely cold temperatures lead to very low infrared backgrounds and atmospheric water vapor…