A few months ago we were asked: What does Portugal want with Antartica? Thinking about it, Portugal is situated on the northern hemisphere, thousands of quilometers away from the south…
The Antarctic area presents itself already threatened by the increasing impact of several anthropogenic activities that affect its environmental, scientific, and historical values. These impacts include climate change, pollution, habitat…
Credits: Lars van de Goor Almost all scientists agree that the warming observed since the Industrial Revolution is largely explained by rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, and as a result,…
In the present era, the impact and threats to nature and biodiversity of human origin is constantly increasing. (The 2020 report released by WWF points to a 68% loss of…
Climate change is one of the most urgent environmental challenges of the 21st century. Although the consequences can be observed all over the world, it is in the polar regions…
In arctic regions of Canada, Alaska and Greenland, berries are not only an essential food source for Inuit indigenous communities, but also relevant at the cultural, spiritual and social 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…