This glaucous gull suffered from bird flu. Never before has the virus been detected so far north. (Photo: Governor of Svalbard) Bird flu has been detected on Svalbard for the first time. According to Knut Madslien, head of the Wildlife Health Department at the...
The colony of Adelie penguins on Windmill Island is the third largest aggregation of Adelie penguins. (Photo: AAD) Long-term Australian research shows that the breeding population of Adelie penguins in the Windmill Islands region of East Antarctica has increased...
Aker Arctic, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Novatek have developed the “Fedor Litka”, a state-of-the-art icebreaking LNG carrier, to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) along the Northern Sea Route throughout the year. (Photo:...
The icebreaker “50 Years of Victory” escorts a ship through icy areas along the Northern Sea Route. (Photo: Rosatomflot) The development of the Northern Sea Route is becoming a key priority for the government in Moscow in light of the sanctions against...
Representatives of circumpolar nations meet every two years for the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting. The last meeting was held in Reykjavik in May 2021, at which Russia took the chair for 2 years. (Photo: Arctic Council) On June 8, 2022, seven of the eight member...