Tag: Deception Island

The Polar Retrospective - Erased graffiti, an updated map, Arctic killer whales, and a Finnish inconvenience

Polar Journal AG Team

This week we look at a mission to clean up a graffitied building in Antarctica, a new South Orkney Islands map, an increase in Arctic killer whales, and rising tourism prices in Finland.

Vandalism at historic site in Antarctica

Dr. Michael Wenger

A previously unknown perpetrator has sprayed graffiti on the hangar of Whaler's Bay and shocked the polar community with this act of vandalism.

An Antarctic glimmer of hope at 95 metres depth against pancreatic cancer

Camille Lin

In laboratory tests in Brazil, filamentous fungi from Deception Island (Antarctica) slowed the proliferation of cancer cells.

Heat waves and droughts bring Portugal to the poles

Maria Teresa Cabrita, Executive Director of the Portuguese Polar Programme is not only in charge of practicalities but also teaches a course on science communication at the University of Lisbon. Photo: Ole Ellekrog

Ole Ellekrog

People in Portugal do not always understand why the country needs a Polar program.

Why penguin poop is important for the climate

Heiner Kubny

Iron is an extremely important element that turns our blood red and keeps the immune system in shape. But not only humans need iron, the ocean needs it too.