Fifty-six days in search of the Arctic refuge
A team of researchers aboard the Amundsen is studying one of the planet’s best-preserved ice ecosystems, in anticipation of future changes.
Chef kayaked Greenland’s 3200 kilometer coast to test the Inuit diet
Mike Keen only ate local food and frequently sent samples of feces to a lab in Nuuk.
New coral garden discovered in Nunatsiavut
Bubblegum coral, popcorn coral, the cold-water corals of the Canadian Arctic have a tough skin when it comes to finding them at depths of over 500 meters. And nothing beats the experience of Nunatsiavut’s harvesters.
Four days in a balloon across the Arctic
On the summer solstice, an international team of physicists and balloonists flew a helium-filled aerial vessel between Sweden and Canada to study the atmosphere from this high perch.
Spiders have been around Antarctica for 9 million years
Take a look under the rocks of the sub-Antarctic islands and you’ll probably see a spider crawling out. A study shows that they were not introduced by explorers.
Tara Polar Station goes round
The Fondation Tara Océan’s unique, mobile, drifting polar station was no more than an architect’s drawing last April, when construction started in Cherbourg. Today, piece by piece, she is taking up her position in the Arctic shipyard of Construction Mécanique de Normandie.
The electric alloy of art and science
Sara Bran, a lace-maker on gold, is off to Greenland this summer to enrich her artistic practice. The programme includes an expedition on a solar-powered kayak to meet the wilderness, the local inhabitants and scientists.
Suspicious buoy discovered in the Chukchi Sea
During the Russia 360 expedition, its participants found a huge yellow buoy in the ice. This is presumably a data acquisition device.
CNFRAA Science Days, pursuing the best possible polar science
Representatives of all the disciplines involved in French-speaking polar science met in Strasbourg to discuss and present their research projects. The French National Committee for Antarctic and Arctic Research added logistics and interactions with tourism to its list of concerns.
Ultima Antarctic Expeditions Unveils Exclusive 250 guests limit for 2024-2025 Season
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“Arctic Deep” – Expedition to the deepest parts of the Arctic
The “Ocean Census Arctic Deep” expedition aims to redefine our understanding of the biodiversity of the deepest marine habitats in the Arctic Ocean.
UK ministers face a grilling as Russian ship heads back from Antarctic ‘prospecting’ push
An MP-led inquiry at Westminster on Wednesday is poised to question ministers over the Kremlin’s oil and gas search aboard a US-sanctioned Antarctic ship first reported by Daily Maverick. Russian government records show the vessel’s owner, state mineral explorer Rosgeo, is deeply interested in polar hydrocarbons that may be buried within claimed British Antarctic territory.
Polar station “Severny Polyus” has completed its work
The drift ice station “Severny Polyus” has completed its expedition in the Arctic Ocean. Since its commissioning, the station has covered around 3,000 nautical miles.
Chilean lawyers explore regulations in Antarctica
Chilean lawyers have been sent to Antarctica to study the possibility of harmonising legislation in this region in terms of standards and biosafety linked to the introduction of avian flu and its consequences for wildlife and human activities.
World record at the North Pole
On Russian Space Day, 12 April 2024, cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko and his companions, flight instructor Alexander Lynnik and Denis Efremov, jumped from 10,000 meters above the North Pole to the ice camp Barneo North Pole.
Sailboat full of Portuguese researchers in successful Antarctic expedition
The expedition increased Portugal’s research independence, had a low carbon footprint, and allowed research in otherwise inaccessible areas.
Russia to test computer server at the North Pole
Russian hosting provider RuVDS will conduct an experiment to operate a data center at the Norpol, on the premises of the Barneo ice camp.
Avian flu detected in Adélie penguins in Antarctica
Initial results from an international expedition along the West Antarctic Peninsula reveal that Adélie penguins are unaffected carriers of avian flu.
“The snow has to be CT scanned”
He’s back! Having returned from Antarctica, SLF technician Matthias Jaggi talks about new insights into snowpack structure.
Ocean Warrior Project prepares for first research season
The unprecedented long-term project Ocean Warrior is in the midst of final preparations making great progress.
Monaco works for greater cooperation in polar sciences
Last Thursday and Friday, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Polar Symposium took place in the century-old Oceanographic Museum, between the Palais princier and the Mediterranean, bringing together scientists and experts, advocacy officers and directors of organizations, representatives of indigenous peoples and heads of state.
National Theatre of Greenland rents a boat and goes on tour
A moldy building in Nuuk and a desire to perform for the country’s remote settlements are behind the decision.
New waterways in Antarctica: a meticulous task
The French Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM) has just returned from Antarctica. After 20 years’ absence from the region, it carried out its second consecutive survey of the seabed in uncharted areas around Dumont d’Urville.
Estonian TV-crew sailed through the Northwest Passage to honor the country’s polar heroes
In September, the Admiral Bellinghausen became the first Estonian ship to pass through the legendary sea passage and (approximately) the 160th yacht to complete the voyage.
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