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The Cold Truth: Antibiotic Resistance in the Cryosphere

By Cryosphere & Climate, Expedition, Feldbericht, Field report, Kryosphäre & Klima, Polar Ecology
Microbes from arctic environments. (© Daniel Gattinger) Antibiotic resistance was long considered a largely human-made problem, confined to urbanized areas and clinical settings. However, recent discoveries challenge the assumption that remote environments are inherently protected from this phenomenon. The cryosphere—the…
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Polar Talk #10 (in German)

By Events, News, Polar Ecology, PolarTalk
Am 06.12.2023 um 18:30 Uhr findet der #10 Polar Talk im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien statt. Eine Gletscherbachzuckmücke (Diamesa Steinboecki) unter dem Mikroskop. @Leonhard Füreder. In den nördlichsten Bereichen der Arktis fallen besonders Eismeer und Gletscher als die dominierenden Landschaftselemente auf. Daneben…
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