What role does the phytoplankton in the Antarctic Ocean play in the region’s climate processes? That’s what a study carried out during the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE) aimed to find out, by coupling satellite data with optical and chemical seawater analyses. Les couleurs des microalgues en disent long sur le […]

Text and photos: Sarah Perrin Bob Brett and Tango Charlie go way back. They were reunited on the ACE, but they first met long before that. “It was 18 years ago,” said Bob, a 58-year-old Englishman with a distinguished moustache. From where he’s sitting on wood crates in the ship’s […]

Text and photos: Sarah Perrin Bob Brett and Tango Charlie go way back. They were reunited on the ACE, but they first met long before that. “It was 18 years ago,” said Bob, a 58-year-old Englishman with a distinguished moustache. From where he’s sitting on wood crates in the ship’s […]

Text: Sarah Perrin As soon as the ship left Bouvet Island on Monday evening, the mood on board changed. Even though Cape Town is still several days of sailing away, the researchers are already thinking about what comes next. They’re asking each other how long they plan to stay in […]

Text: Sarah Perrin Little is known about the role of aerosols in climate mechanics. Julia Schmale, an ACE researcher, has been testing for these particles all around Antarctica, where their interactions have not yet been affected by human activities. It may seem unlikely, but the air around us is far […]