(Photo: Karl Heuchel / Umeå University) Arctic lakes are amongst the most common type of freshwater body. Therefore, knowing what happens to the organic matter that winds up in them is crucial for understanding whether they are helping to remove carbon dioxide from...
Grey, but never staid (Photo: State Department / Ron Przysucha) Early next year, the European Union expects to open its version of a consulate* in Nuuk. Canada’s ambassador (pictured below) has said his country may open a consulate soon. They would join America,...
A cleaner way of sailing is coming into the picture (Photo: MAN Energy Solutions) One of the ironies of global warming is that, as the planet heats up and sea ice in the Arctic melts, ships will be able to take a shorter, more northerly route on once-frozen waterways...
Automated and on location (Photo: Geus) Calculating how much Greenland’s ice sheet grows or shrinks each year is straightforward: scientists compute how much snow fell during the part of the year when the ice cap grows and then subtract how much of the ice melts or...
No country for FOMO (Photo: Joe Harrigan / US Antarctic Program) By now, most will associate the firm Starlink with its business of providing internet services to people in places where there previously has been no connection of any sort. To date, it has launched some...
