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…
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…
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…