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Jean Gaumy

Fécamp, France: With only a few children attending daycare, there are plenty of quiet moments for a story.

Normandy, France: Garbage collectors work while the streets are empty and the windows are shuttered.

"On the fourth day of confinement, I was faced with a new reality," says Jean Gaumy. "My daughter, Marie, was sick with this virus. Her children were with her: They were certainly carriers, healthy but affected. Marie, feverish and sleep-deprived, bravely assumed her role while we, grandparents, could only approach at a distance from their window. Nearby, I encountered this duo, the girl the age of my own grandchildren, the young mother the age of my daughter. At their doorstep getting some fresh air, they seemed worried and stunned, surrounded only by silence. We exchanged a few words; the regulations of confinement did not permit more. I could only feel empathy.”

The group of scientists chooses the site of their exploration and begins to dig.

The sea ice is often thick and difficult to penetrate. Here, a team cuts a 2-square-metre hole in the ice.

In addition to collecting samples, divers anchor hydrophones under the ice to record the sound of small organisms and cracking ice.

Small holes in the ice are carved to allow the scientists to dive below.

Scientists test the water before diving in Daneborg, Greenland. Once submerged, they'll collect organisms living at the surface and harvest larvae, algae, and small crustaceans.

From the air, it's possible to see how expansive and bare the region is, masking the abundance of life beneath.

An iceberg in Greenland.