With Poseidon to the North Pole still in 2021
Those who still want to go to the North Pole at short notice this year are in luck: Poseidon Expeditions is offering a trip for German-speaking guests with exclusive content.
Those who still want to go to the North Pole at short notice this year are in luck: Poseidon Expeditions is offering a trip for German-speaking guests with exclusive content.
Christoph Höbenreich shows in the 5-part series CIRCUS ANTARCTICA how the sports-oriented expedition at and around the South Pole has developed since its “conquest” in 1911.
The distribution of aid funds planned by the Longyearbyen Local Council is considered unfair and discriminatory by some representatives of the tourism industry
An IAATO-funded fellowship is open to prospective Antarctic researchers and their applications are due by the end of May.
The analysis of fossil teeth provides important insights into the Arctic flora during the Pleistocene.
Japan’s Marine Science and Technology Agency will begin building a new icebreaker in 2021 to conduct research in the North Pole region.
A comprehensive study with ETH / WSL participation shows how large the contributions of glaciers and ice sheets to future sea level rise will be.
Good news for travel enthusiasts: Heritage Expeditions has received the green light for its expeditions to the Russian Far East this year.
April is over. Higher temperatures and migrating birds return to the north. To us, however, earlier than to the Canadian Arctic. In northern Canada, about 150 species of birds are breeding.
Using the latest technology, biologists have succeeded in tracing the evolution of swimming in true and eared seals.
The Norwegian government has given green light for experiments on young minke whales, in which the animals will be captured and subjected to sound experiments.
In the Falkland Islands, preparations for the upcoming tourist season are being discussed and a relaxation of the quarantine requirement is being considered.
Josephine Peary is considered the first white woman to winter in the Arctic. She was the wife of Robert E. Peary, whom she actively supported in his attempts to reach the North Pole.
Here, following our article on “Pizzlies,” you will find additional information on bear hybrids, which are the result of interbreeding between polar bears and grizzlies, and what this means for polar bears.
In the case of orcas in the Arctic, individual food preferences determine how heavily an animal is contaminated with pollutants.
The construction of the fiber-optic communication line from Murmansk to Vladivostok is scheduled to start in late May – early June.
In the future, nuclear submarines of NATO partners will be able to dock near the Norwegian city of Tromsø.
The question of why sea ice melts rapidly after strong storms in the Arctic Ocean has now been answered by a research icebreaker that was involuntarily trapped in the ice.
A rapid rise in COVID infections in Nunavut’s capital saw authorities declare a state of emergency yesterday.
Considerable sums have been invested until the site is shut down in autumn 2020. Now the project is scheduled to be completed and operational in 2024.
Arctic season is just around the corner and it’s hardly clear what will actually happen and what won’t.
If rising temperatures drive animal species out of their natural habitats, pizzly bears are likely to become more common.
The circadian rhythm of ptarmigan in the high Arctic is apparently responsible for ensuring that they do not “forget” their seasonal activities.
The 2024 Arctic Winter Games will be held in the Matanuska-Susitna district of Alaska, the International Committee of the Arctic Winter Games announced.