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Permafrost network as an opportunity for Arctic security policy
A data network could both provide solutions to permafrost loss and improve communication between rival Arctic nations.
AAD regulates alcohol policy on research stations
The amount of alcohol on Australian Antarctic research stations will be adjusted to reflect current Australian Government health guidelines on personal consumption.
Mount Erebus provides power for science
Researchers have developed a way to power their instruments using heat from the Antarctic volcano.
Floating nuclear power plants for mining in Chukotka
A total of four floating nuclear power plants are to be built and used for the large-scale mining of raw materials in the middle of Chukotka.
Argentina plans Antarctic logistics center in Ushuaia
Argentina wants to push ahead with the construction of an Antarctic logistics center in Uhuaia to be closer to Antarctica. But concerns are, that the US fear a possible funding from China.
Orca females also go through menopause
Researchers have found further evidence that female orcas enter menopause as they age, devoting more time to teaching their young.
Urs Stoller’s Greenland
Urs Stoller passed away in June 2021 as a result of a COVID-19 infection. He worked as a helicopter pilot in Greenland for 36 years and, as an enthusiastic photographer, left behind some 1,800 photographs of the country and its people.
Two expeditions to the Russian High Arctic
At the beginning of August, two expeditions will start to the Kara Sea up to Franz Josef Land and Severnaya Zemlya, with the aim, among others, to better understand climate change in the Arctic and to research plastic pollution.
Unique bumblebee discovered on Wrangel Island
The glacier bumblebee was first discovered on Novaya Zemlya in 1902. Now scientists have also discovered a population of bumblebees on Wrangel Island.
Franz Josef Land as the seasonal home of narwhals
After their second expedition to Franz Josef Land, Russian researchers assume that narwhals regularly visit the waters around the archipelago during the summer months.
Canada opens borders, Arctic part still hesitates
The Canadian government plans to start welcoming international guests again on September 7, while the Arctic regions are still waiting.
Former AWI director dies at the age of 80
The former director of the Alfred Wegener Institute and the GEOMAR Institute in Kiel, Jörn Thiede, has died at the age of 80.
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Arctic ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030
The duration of the ice season will be shorter due to later freezing and earlier ice opening. This is reported by Vladimir Ivanov, expert of the Lomonossov Moscow University.
Heat in Canada as a benefit for Greenland’s ice sheet
The heat wave that has kept much of Canada and the U.S. on edge for weeks has led to mass growth of the Greenland ice sheet.
Astrophysicists hunt rare particles in Greenland’s ice
A research team is searching for energetic rare particles in the ice of Greenland to learn more about the secrets of the cosmos.
What does Greenland’s halt of oil production plans mean?
No drilling platforms between icebergs: Greenland’s government has decided to ban oil production on its territory in future and is stopping all exploration and production operations.
Longyearbyen emits billions of microfibers
About as many microfibers enter the ocean each year from Spitsbergen’s main town as from Vancouver, mainly from hiking clothing.
Fast ice determines breeding success of emperor penguins
A new study has looked closely at the impact of Antarctic fast ice on emperor penguin colonies, analysing decades of data sets.
Challenging season for Antarctic stations
Logistics problems and political uncertainties pose major challenges to the early start of the Antarctic research season.
Giant petrels attack adult albatrosses in South Atlantic Ocean
Endangered Yellow-nosed Albatrosses are being attacked and killed by Southern Giant Petrels on Gough Island.
MOSAiC data for all via virtual laboratory
A virtual research laboratory will make the huge amount of data collected during the MOSAiC expedition available to researchers and later also to citizen science projects.
Finally diving into Svalbard with small ships
Waiting for Norway and Svalbard to open up has paid off for some small expedition ships, as they can now sail after all.
120 million years of intact geological record discovered
In the Yukon, scientists have uncovered a 120 million year geological record that is unique in the world.
Sea otters are equipped with “muscle heating”
Researchers discovered that the small marine mammals have a thermogenic “leak” in their skeletal muscles that helps them maintain body temperature.
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