The ice bear in the Viennese zoo Schönbrunn enjoys a wonderful life. He can lie around dreaming of his fellows in Greenland, who have to struggle hard to survive. In the times of global warming and melting polar ice, the living space of the polar... more

Lessons at school are boring and ineffective. A German institute for polar and sea research didn’t want to accept this fact without acting. Two days a week, twenty pupils go to school at the research centre. They learn their subject matters in... more

Whenever western mountaineers return from Mount Everest, they tell stories about the strains, their triumph, and their victory against themselves. And they talk about the Sherpas, who carrying heavy loads, led them to the summit. But who are those... more