Welcome to the plastisphere, the realm of plastic microbes: ‘It’s a new ecosystem on the planet’
Juan F. Samaniego|
The very nature of this material, which repels water, makes it easy for microorganisms to thrive in it and form communities
Antarctica, a continent of scientific cooperation and a beacon of peace in an antagonistic world
Soledad Domínguez|
Argentine environmentalist Horacio Werner, director of Agenda Antártica, analyzes one of the longest-lasting experiments in international cooperation
The volcano threatening the Spanish military base in Antarctica
Scientists and the military are monitoring in real time the deformation of Deception Island, where past eruptions destroyed stations erected by two other countries
Worst avian flu crisis ever recorded spreads across Antarctica
A Spanish expedition finds the potentially lethal virus ‘in all animal species detected at each site’
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