Second international symposium on plastics in the Arctic in Reykjavík
Reykjavík has organised a high-level symposium on plastic pollution in the Arctic for today and tomorrow.
Reykjavík has organised a high-level symposium on plastic pollution in the Arctic for today and tomorrow.
Greenland is simultaneously among the countries most impacted by climate change and among the countries with the highest carbon footprints per capita. This has put politicians in a dilemma that was finally resolved last week.
Greenland’s polar bear populations have been retreating for 20 000 years. A slight rise in sea temperature can have major consequences for these animals.
A book about a major scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean, a well-illustrated groundbreaking experience in the study of the ocean, ice and climate of the polar regions, aimed at a wide audience.
The business model of “salmon farming” is heavily criticized by regular reports of parasite outbreaks and their impact on the environment.
A natural phenomenon in the poles, the absence of nacreous clouds in climate models could explain why these models underestimate warming in the Arctic.
Chain migration, favorable job opportunities, and a fast track visa process are reasons for the sudden rise of Filipinos in Greenland. Once the economic cycles turn bad, many may need to return.
Physicists have noted that seismic activity in the Kerguelen archipelago could be linked to the retreat of the Cook glacier since 1999.
Gentoo penguins with high levels of hemoglobin in their blood have a clear advantage when diving and foraging, which in turn could have a positive effect on breeding success.
Last week at the Greenland Science Week conference in Nuuk, more than 300 scientists met across a different segmentation: their shared geography.
For the 2024-2026 budget, the Russian government proposes to reduce funding for the construction of the nuclear, super-powerful “Lider” icebreaker. It is being built at the Zvezda shipyard.
A preserved landscape has recently been discovered beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet. A discovery that could help us understand how the ice sheet was formed and how it could evolve under conditions of global warming.
A new Antarctic ice shelf-ocean model is revolutionizing predictions of future sea level rise.
With more than 460 people on board, two Chinese icebreakers and a container ship have set off for Antarctica for the 40th Antarctic expedition.
Produced by human and volcanic activity or melting ice, mercury concentrations are increasing in Antarctic food chains, particularly in the Ross Sea, according to a study by Fanny Cusset and her colleagues.
The summit on the poles and glaciers ended with a political announcement by the French president in favor of research at the poles and at altitude. On this occasion, 30 countries pledged to take measures to protect the cryosphere.
Geneviève Pons and Jérôme Chappellaz remind us of the importance of One Planet – Polar Summit as the cryosphere is in distress.
In the context of the One Planet – Polar Summit, French glaciologists Lydie Lescarmontier et Heïdi Sevestre have recently published a pledge on polar research and climate and cryosphere protection.
The first day of the One Planet – Polar Summit ended with informal discussions yesterday after 10pm alongside the animals in the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle’s evolution gallery, while it started in the middle of the gardens, in the Verniquet amphitheatre, with the launch of the forum.
For several years now, cases of cultural and Indigenous identity appropriation have been multiplying in Canada and the United States. A phenomenon that also affects Inuit.
A foundation to fund research projects of excellence in the cryosphere will be launched this evening in Paris in the hope of saving the poles.
India currently has three research stations in the Antarctic: Bharati, Maitri and Dakshin Gangotri. India is dependent on outside help to supply its stations.
On Gough Island and Marion Island, introduced house mice inflict severe wounds on adult Tristan and wandering albatrosses, which can lead to the death of the large seabirds.
From the famous Ilulissat Icefjord, researchers have described a new type of ringed seal that is considered unique.