Predicting elephant seal routes in the meandering polar front
Studying the life of elephant seals is a bit like studying traffic during the vacations. There are many factors to consider.
Studying the life of elephant seals is a bit like studying traffic during the vacations. There are many factors to consider.
The Falkland Islands Veterinary Service announced last week that there has been an outbreak of avian pox virus in one colony.
In paintings and sculptures made of stone and bone, artists from Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Chukotka bring the Arctic to life, along with its myths and stories.
The museum in Grytviken has a new attraction, as the main whaling station store has been extensively restored and now opens its doors to visitors.
A new study shows that the biggest threat from invasive species on South Georgia is no longer on land, but in the sea.
Released by phytoplankton, dimethyl sulfide may play an important role in regulating global climate.
Architecture students were able to develop the new U.S. NOAA field station in Antarctica that is now under construction, thanks in no small part to the help of a tour provider.
The psychological study of winterers in polar stations reveals the importance of feeling able to act on one’s environment to compensate for the aggressions of daily life.
In Antarctica, more female humpback whales become pregnant in years when krill are abundant than in years when krill are less abundant.
The Russian president has convened the Russian Security Council to discuss claims to expand the boundaries of its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean.
A fruitful connection between the Global Seed Vault on Svalbard and an interactive art project puts plant life back at the center of the ecosystem
An international team of researchers has discovered five meteorites in Antarctica, including one that is among the largest, weighing 7.6 kilograms.
The treaty on non-fishing in international Arctic waters is a rare example of precautionary resource management.
Relatives of the ancestors of today’s primates, and thus of humans, lived on the Arctic island of Ellesmere 52 million years ago.
For the first time, a research team specifically searched for animal carcasses and associated scavengers in the deep waters of the Weddell Sea.
Research has confirmed that the currently circulating form of the HPAI-H5N1 avian influenza virus also circulated in Greenland last year.
The Arctic Winter Games bring together the youth of the North Pole in McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The spirit of these games is unique.
A 1550 km² huge iceberg broke off from the 150 m thick Brunt Ice Shelf. The break happened on Sunday, January 22, 2023 during a flood.
The Norwegian Environment Agency recommends that the government set limits to increasing tourism in Svalbard and proposes a series of tougher measures.
Their habitat is dwindling faster and faster, and many polar bears are having great difficulty finding enough food, which is increasingly pushing them onto land.
The degradation of trappers’ and explorers’ huts and other wooden structures of the polar heritage are threatened by xylophagous fungi.
British polar adventurer Captain Preet Chandi set a new world record during her Antarctic expedition, but now has to break off the expedition.
On the occasion of the “Ever Deadly” documentary release, we show one of the most innovative contemporary inuit artists, Tanja Tagaq, a renowned throat singer, songwriter and author.
As part of the “Wildlife from Space” project, researchers discovered a previously unknown colony of emperor penguins in West Antarctica on satellite images.