McMurdo Ground station supports new Landsat 9 satellite
The new satellite’s communications are run through NASA’s ground station at the U.S. McMurdo Research Station in Antarctica.
Decrease in slush causes Antarctic ice shelves to calve faster
In a new study, researchers found that cracks in the ice shelf are held together by a slurry of ice, snow and frozen seawater. However, this ice melange has been declining for decades.
A Swiss in Greenland’s extreme habitats
A Swiss botanist from the SLF was also involved in the expedition to the north of Greenland, which among other things discovered the northernmost island in the world.
700-year-old soot deposits in Antarctic ice
Humans influenced the climate even before the Industrial Revolution: arrival of the Māori in New Zealand led to forest fires
A climate factor causes mass mortalities among Arctic birds
Bird die-offs seem not to be common, but in the Bering region these dramatic events in the wild have been occurring over the past few years on a regular basis.
It has never been so cold at the South Pole
While in the Northern Hemisphere last summer saw record high temperatures and forest fires in Siberia, it had never been so cold before at the South Pole.
Falkland Islands remain gateway to Antarctica for British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey and the Falkland Islands Government will be working together again in the coming Antarctic season.
Norwegian cave holds 100,000 year old polar bear bones
New archaeological finds of bone material from a cave system provide evidence that large mammals lived in northern Norway during the Ice Age.
Australian Antarctic Division with ambitious plans
The Australian Antarctic Division will embark on one of its most ambitious summer seasons ever with three ships and a number of aircraft to support the expeditions.
First complete count of Weddell seals
Citizen scientists helped American researchers estimate the global population of Antarctic Weddell seals for the first time using satellite imagery.
Walruses and leopard seals going astray
For the past few months, walruses and leopard seals, residents of the polar regions, have repeatedly been in the headlines for appearing in places far beyond their actual range.
Chilean Antarctic bases switch to “green” power
Energy transition in Antarctica: With support from the German Society for International Cooperation, Chile plans to meet the energy needs of its Antarctic bases from renewable sources in the future.
New jellyfish discovered in McMurdo Sound
By chance, new jellyfish have been discovered in Antarctica. Emiliano Cimoli shows this in the short film “Life Beneath the Ice” in a beauty never seen before.
Siberian dogs shaped by ancient long distance trade
For a long time, siberian dogs were an isolated group and formed the present breeds only through the increased long-distance trade of Siberian ethnic groups with distant countries.
Humpback whales to show mercury exposure in Southern Ocean
A first comprehensive study of mercury in Antarctic animals shows that humpback whales store the pollutant in muscle rather than blubber.
Chasing the mysterious Ross seal in Antarctica
A research project by South African scientists aims to track down the mysterious Ross seal and the effects of climate change on the habitat of the Antarctic sea ice margin.
Ozone hole is bigger than Antarctica
The hole in the ozone layer in the Southern Hemisphere has grown larger than usual this year and is already larger than the entire ice-covered continent.
Annual sea ice minimum in the Arctic
Sea ice extent in the Arctic Ocean reached its annual minimum of 4.81 million square kilometers on September 12, 2021. This puts the year in twelfth place on the negative list of absolute values.
Are puffins & co dying due to strong winter storms?
Arctic seabirds that winter in the North Atlantic probably die not from winter storms, but from not getting enough food after storms.
The acoustic field of vision of belugas
In a recent study, scientists examined the characteristics of the clicking sounds wild beluga whales emit for echolocation.
Plastic expedition to Bear Island
Plastic debris is choking the ocean. Gate to the Arctic expedition sailed to Bear Island on 74 degrees north to collect, analyze and lay the foundation for future young Arctic Ambassadors.
Quadruple luck: US researchers encounter rare whales in Alaska
A research team from the US agency NOAA discovered four out of nearly 100 remaining North Pacific right whales during an observation cruise in the Gulf of Alaska.
Climate change promotes inbreeding among polar bears
A study of polar bears in the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago found that their genetic diversity is up to 10 percent lower than it was two decades ago.
Beethoven’s “Pastoral” and Polar Research
What Beethoven and polar research have in common will be shown by the AWI next Sunday in a unique combination of art and science, also as a livestream.
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