Our changing oceans : from Ancient Waters to Modern Crisis - Episode 3/3

Welcome back to our Polar Times mini-series: “Our changing oceans : from Ancient Waters to Modern Crisis” episode 3/3.

Join hosts Emilie Pillon and Nadia Frontier for the third episode of the Polar Times min-series, our changing oceans, where we are joined by Dr. Melanie Bergmann from the Alfred Wegner Institute.

Discover how human activity has impacted even the most remote ecosystems, and how science continues to uncover the deep-reaching consequences of environmental contamination.

This episode sets the stage for an urgent and thoughtful conversation on our oceans’ uncertain future.

Bibliography : 

Hausgarten observatorium 

https://www.awi.de/en/about-us/service/press/single-view/25-jahre-tiefseeobservatorium-awi-hausgarten.html 

Stephanie Henson

National Oceanography Centre (Southampton)

Technical details: 

Podcast host: Nadia Frontier and Emilie Pillon 

Guests: Melanie Bergmann

Editing: Emilie Pillon and Nadia Frontier

Mastering: Nadia Frontier

Recorded on Friday 3rd October 2025 with Riverside FM

Covert art: modified by Nastasia Freyria from original idea by Matthew Nelson, Nicholas Parlato, and Damien Ringeisen 

Music: "Scuba" by Metre, Nul Tiel Records, UK (unaltered) CC BY-NC-SA

This podcast is produced by APECS, the Association for Polar Early Career Scientists.