For its fourth and final mission of 2022, the Octopus Foundation team returned to the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, in Switzerland. The main objective of these 10 days was to study the underwater remains of a pile-dwelling village from the Final Bronze Age (850 BC), under the scientific direction of Neuchâtel archaeologist Fabien Langenegger. This…
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During the month of October, some caves in the Ionian Islands become nurseries for the Mediterranean monk seal. Thanks to the autonomous cameras that the Octopus Foundation has installed, biologists are able to follow remotely, and therefore without disturbing the animals, some of the long-awaited new births of this particularly endangered species. Indeed, because of…
Posidonia oceanica, also known as Neptune grass, exists only in the Mediterranean. This ancient plant plays one of the most important roles in the local fragile ecosystem. Not only does it absorb 15 times more carbon dioxide every year than a similar sized piece of the Amazon rainforest, but it also produces vast amounts of…
After two weeks of diving in the cold waters of Lake Neuchâtel, the Octopus Foundation team has just returned from a field mission particularly rich in discoveries. This time we had the immense privilege of accompanying archaeologists from the canton of Neuchâtel in the study of a ancient village (final Neolithic period – around 2500…
It is with great joy that we announce the publication of the second graphic novel by the Octopus Foundation. “La Signora di Lampedusa”, 60 pages drawn by Antoine Bugeon and co-written with Julien Pfyffer, was printed in 1000 copies after several years of work. The story takes the reader on a journey between Greece, France…
Ionian Islands: seals and turtles For just over five years, the Octopus Foundation team has worked with several biologists and NGOs on the study of the Mediterranean monk seal in the Greek Ionian Islands. These years were used to develop an open source monitoring tool to better understand this marine mammal in its habitat. After…