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,…
Climate change is affecting almost all regions and ecosystems. Particularly in the Arctic, where rapid sea-ice loss and increasing temperatures are altering the distribution and abundance of low trophic-level organisms,…
At the present time, climate change is an undeniable fact, with global ocean warming and Polar ice melting among the most notable consequences. In this context, the increased temperature in…
Global warming has been the engine that triggered several effects in our planet. One of them is the mean sea level rise that happens when the volume of the ocean…
Plastic pollution, whether on a macro or micro scale, is one of the most concerning environmental problems among scientists, policy makers and the general public. Microplastics are any plastic particles…
Penguins, one of the most abundant groups of seabirds in the Southern Ocean, feed mainly on cephalopods (e.g., squids and octopus). A recent study, led by our Hugo Guímaro, studied…
Updated: 31 jan. 2021 When species co-occur in a certain habitat and use similar food resources, competition can take place. In this context, we refer to the concept of ‘ecological…
When we speak about pollution in the Poles, geographically isolated locations, we normally talk about atmospheric or aquatic transportation, or natural sources such as volcanoes. However, there are other ways…
The forest fires in the Arctic are not a novelty, however, the 2020 fire season started two months earlier and more severely than usual. Despite the expected increase in the…
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…