Mastering your environment, the key feeling of wintering
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.
For the first time avian flu virus officially confirmed in Greenland
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 between competition and cultural transmission
The Arctic Winter Games bring together the youth of the North Pole in McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The spirit of these games is unique.
Climate change leads to more conflicts between humans and polar bears
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.
Polar Preet sets new world record and has to break off expedition
British polar adventurer Captain Preet Chandi set a new world record during her Antarctic expedition, but now has to break off the expedition.
Inuit organization scientifically investigates beluga hunting ban
The Inuit Organization for the Management of Wildlife in Nunavik wants to show scientifically that a beluga hunting ban has been a bad decision.
No New Year’s Eve fireworks because of walrus “Thor”
An arctic visitor has enraptured numerous people in Scarborough and ensured that the turn of the year went off without fireworks.
Happy New Year 2023!
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Merry Christmas, Polar fans!
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Possible passport controls from February on Svalbard
As of February, international travelers will also have to pass through passport controls upon arrival in Svalbard… or not.
Happy anniversary, Polarstern!
Germany’s iconic research icebreaker “Polarstern” celebrates its 40th anniversary in one of the most beautiful places in the world, South Georgia.
Bicycle record attempt in Antarctica failed
The record attempt of the Italian extreme athlete Omar Di Felice to cross Antarctica by bicycle has failed.
Innovative cultivation project from northern Sweden receives award
A brand new project aims to use a new approach to make vegetable and herb cultivation in Arctic regions more sustainable, and is receiving an award for its efforts.
With artificial intelligence through Antarctic pack ice
A British Antarctic Survey research team has created an artificial intelligence to help find the best route through pack ice.
Study points to responsibilities for IUU fishing in the Bering Sea
A new study shows which countries and which types of fisheries are most likely to shut down their identification systems and thus could be counted as illegal fishing.
Largest Antarctic station affected by COVID outbreak
The largest station in Antarctica, McMurdo Station, is experiencing the largest COVID outbreak on the continent and therefore cannot be reached at this time.
Algae bloom kills right whales on Argentine coast
An explosion of toxic algae and protozoa has killed numerous marine animals, especially right whales, off Argentina’s Valdez Peninsula.
Subantarctic islands immortalized on stamp series
The British Overseas Territory of the South Sandwich Islands are immortalized on a four-part stamp series by Pobjoy Mint.
Honor for polar research: AWI and MOSAiC win Arctic Circle Prize
This year, the MOSAiC expedition and the Alfred Wegener Institute were the first scientific institutions to be awarded the prestigious Arctic Circle Prize.
Digital gap continues to close for Alaska’s Indigenous people
In a giant project, more than 10,000 residents in the westernmost part of Alaska will be connected to the fastest Internet available in the U.S. within the next two years.
Sexual harassment in Antarctic stations
According to a recent report, sexual harassment and discrimination against women occurs repeatedly on Australian Antarctic stations.
Arctic Circle plans Arctic center in Iceland
The Arctic Circle, the largest non-political network in the Arctic, plans to build a center to facilitate dialogue among various Arctic stakeholders.
Greenland considers a time-zone change
Increasingly independent Greenland wants to move closer to Denmark, if only temporally
Kiruna’s grand re-opening
It takes a feat of municipal planning to move a town. As the climate worsens, people may want to study how one Swedish council did it
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