Sea ice still exists in the Arctic summer. Greenhouse gas emissions will decide how much longer. Photo: Julia Hager The retreat of sea ice in the Arctic raises many questions: When will the Arctic be ice-free? What does the loss of ice mean on a large and small scale?...
The German Neumayer Station in Antarctica is just one of the 64 research facilities that researchers can use as part of the POLARIN network. Photo: Klaus Guba The EU is funding the new POLARIN (Polar Research Infrastructure Network) research infrastructure project...
In June, Europe’s largest wooden schooner, the S/V Linden, will set sail on the first scientific Resolute expedition. On board, scientists will measure essential ocean and atmospheric parameters with the support of citizen scientists. The unprecedented long-term...
Argentinian scientists found two dead skuas near the “Primavera” station on the Antarctic Peninsula. At the Spanish research station on Deception Island, it was confirmed that they were carriers of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. Photo: Michael Wenger...
Glacier near Etah in north-west Greenland. Where the ice retreats at the edges, vegetation quickly colonises the bedrock. Photo: Julia Hager The changes to the landscape in Greenland are unmistakable: The ice is melting, vegetation is spreading – within the last...