Environmental Graffiti

Welcome to Deception Island

Deception Island. The name alone conjures intrigue, concealment and trickery. Upon approaching this remote Antarctic outcrop, a desolate and forbidding coastline looms – sheer, snow-capped rocky crags and barren volcanic slopes cloaked in a soup of swirling fog. Occupied sporadically for a century or more, ghost settlements are now all that remain of the island’s earlier human ventures. Several vicious volcanic eruptions have made sure of that.

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Everyday Life At The Russian Antarctic Station

Dark days and long nights, temperatures up to minus 128 Fahrenheit, cramped living conditions and the same old jokes and people. Welcome to Antarctica, the place where you’ll find big eyes and bolos, new species of the human kind.

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The Secret Lives Of Penguins [in Pictures]

That penguins are on our minds shows the enormous success of movies like March of the Penguins (2005) and Happy Feet (2006). But what is it we find so fascinating about them? Is it their ability to brave harsh weather conditions, the way they waddle or that it's easy to find human traits in their behaviour? Find out for yourself.

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