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“Anti-greenhouse gas”: more dimethyl sulfide in Arctic atmosphere
Released by phytoplankton, dimethyl sulfide may play an important role in regulating global climate.
New field station in Antarctica thanks to students
Architecture students were able to develop the new U.S. NOAA field station in Antarctica that is now under construction, thanks in no small part to the help of a tour provider.
Mastering your environment, the key feeling of wintering
The psychological study of winterers in polar stations reveals the importance of feeling able to act on one’s environment to compensate for the aggressions of daily life.
Krill availability influences pregnancies in humpback whales
In Antarctica, more female humpback whales become pregnant in years when krill are abundant than in years when krill are less abundant.
Russia plans to expand northern boundaries.
The Russian president has convened the Russian Security Council to discuss claims to expand the boundaries of its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean.
Art for the Future of Seeds in the Arctic
A fruitful connection between the Global Seed Vault on Svalbard and an interactive art project puts plant life back at the center of the ecosystem
Rare meteorite found in Antarctica
An international team of researchers has discovered five meteorites in Antarctica, including one that is among the largest, weighing 7.6 kilograms.
Behind the scenes of the Arctic fisheries treaty
The treaty on non-fishing in international Arctic waters is a rare example of precautionary resource management.
Early relative of primate ancestor lived in Canadian Arctic
Relatives of the ancestors of today’s primates, and thus of humans, lived on the Arctic island of Ellesmere 52 million years ago.
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“Food Falls” in the Weddell Sea – Feasting at the Bottom of the Ocean
For the first time, a research team specifically searched for animal carcasses and associated scavengers in the deep waters of the Weddell Sea.
For the first time avian flu virus officially confirmed in Greenland
Research has confirmed that the currently circulating form of the HPAI-H5N1 avian influenza virus also circulated in Greenland last year.
The Arctic Winter Games between competition and cultural transmission
The Arctic Winter Games bring together the youth of the North Pole in McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The spirit of these games is unique.
Antarctica – huge iceberg broken off
A 1550 km² huge iceberg broke off from the 150 m thick Brunt Ice Shelf. The break happened on Sunday, January 22, 2023 during a flood.
Tougher measures recommended for Svalbard tourism
The Norwegian Environment Agency recommends that the government set limits to increasing tourism in Svalbard and proposes a series of tougher measures.
Climate change leads to more conflicts between humans and polar bears
Their habitat is dwindling faster and faster, and many polar bears are having great difficulty finding enough food, which is increasingly pushing them onto land.
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Fungi in the foundations of polar heritage
The degradation of trappers’ and explorers’ huts and other wooden structures of the polar heritage are threatened by xylophagous fungi.
Polar Preet sets new world record and has to break off expedition
British polar adventurer Captain Preet Chandi set a new world record during her Antarctic expedition, but now has to break off the expedition.
Tanya Tagaq, an Ever Deadly huntress of sound
On the occasion of the “Ever Deadly” documentary release, we show one of the most innovative contemporary inuit artists, Tanja Tagaq, a renowned throat singer, songwriter and author.
Previously unknown emperor penguin colony discovered in West Antarctica
As part of the “Wildlife from Space” project, researchers discovered a previously unknown colony of emperor penguins in West Antarctica on satellite images.
The winter survival strategies of juvenile Antarctic krill.
Juvenile krill employs amazing strategies to survive the long, cold winter under the sea ice.
Special exhibition “50 Shapes of Prey” in Vaduz
Climate change is not a game. The entire planet has long since been affected by change. The exhibition “50 Shapes of Prey” shows how diverse the interactions of these changes are.
Study shows warmest decade in the middle of Greenland in a thousand years
In the regions of Greenland where it is supposed to be coldest, researchers found a warming within ten years that was unprecedented in the last 1,000 years.
US researchers call for repository for Antarctic biodiversity
A group of 24 U.S. researchers are calling for information and data on Antarctic biodiversity to be collected worldwide and made available to researchers in a virtual network as a biotheque.
French-style gas storage vanishes from Russia
French liquefied natural gas storage experts are withdrawing from Arctic LNG2, a Russian gas terminal under construction.
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