Seabirds such as Brown Skuas travel great distances in the Southern Ocean and can thus carry pathogens such as HPAI-H5N1 from one corner to another. On Bird Island, suspected cases were investigated and forensically confirmed. Archive photo: Michael Wenger For some...
The traditional keynote speech by Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdottír was characterized by clear words about the state of the Arctic and the world. She showed that the Arctic was facing major challenges more than ever. Photo: Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle...
In Ísafjörður, Iceland, topics such as sustainability, man-made environmental change, science and art are intertwined in a very special project. The people behind it are a scientist and an illustrator from Switzerland. Image: Stürlast Wiki Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 When it...
Ísafjörður has a history dating back to the 9th century and is now an aspiring municipality that is home to tourism and fishing as well as an important biotech company. This is where the recipients of the Grímsson Fellowship can live and realize their work. Image:...
The miner in the center of Longyearbyen, symbol of the past, looks at the House of Culture, where the cards for the future of Longyearbyen were reshuffled on Monday. Image: Mirjana Binggeli At the moment, political landscapes in many parts of Europe are being...