The Ivan Frolov will be the fourth ship in the fleet of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute and will facilitate research projects on the high seas. It will also transport staff and equipment to Arctic and Antarctic stations (Photo: Roshydromet) The ship is...
The wind turbines will be part of a comprehensive renovation plan for Scott Base (Photo: Antarctica New Zealand) In Antarctica, fuel is expensive, since it has to be transported halfway around the world from to the bases countries have set up there. Some research...
A heatwave in the Arctic in the summer of 2019 resulted in a record 444 billion tons of ice being lost from Greenland (Photo: ESA) Ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica has increased five-fold since the 1990s, and now accounts for a quarter of sea-level rise,...
Colony of chinstrap penguins. Due to krill, the main food of chinstrap penguins, the colony’s environment shows a reddish color due to their droppings. (Photo: Heiner Kubny) Iron is an extremely important element that turns our blood red and keeps the immune...
The Russian nuclear icebreakers “Yamal”, “Arktika” and “50 Let Pobedy” are ready to escort oil tankers on the Northern Sea Route. (Foto: Rosatom) Sanctions have prohibited the import of Russian oil from the Arctic to the EU area....