Thousands of amphipods can reduce fish carcasses to bones. [more]
Expedition reports ANTXXIII/8
The secret of rare animals - can we solve the problem in the Larsen B area?
Scientists are easily excited about attractive topics in research. This way it is a pleasure for most to work on particularly rich communities on Antarctica’s seafloor. The corresponding first picture was taken on an earlier... [more]
Sea squirts - first colonizers in the Larsen B area?
Sea squirts are definitely not going to win a prize for the most charismatic animals. This is partly because they are definitely not cute and cuddly but most of all because they are not well known in the general public. However,... [more]
Southern Ocean birds observations now online
Because they are so many birds and so few observers around Antarctica, every observation matters. The recently launched marine biodiversity internet portal SCAR-MarBIN allows birdwatchers to directly upload their data, making... [more]
The march of the sea-cucumbers
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) remain an efficient technology to uncover the secrets of Antarctic sea floor fauna. [more]




