Big Ben erupts on subantarctic Heard Island
News from one of the most unknown and isolated sub-Antarctic islands: Heard Island’s Big Ben volcano has been spewing lava again since the end of May
News from one of the most unknown and isolated sub-Antarctic islands: Heard Island’s Big Ben volcano has been spewing lava again since the end of May
An early melt followed by a spring coldsnap has led to ice dams that have caused rivers to overflow their banks and submerge communities
Canada’s Inuit will play a key role in a federal project looking into ways to reduce the impact of shipping in the Canadian Arctic
Qajaq-building workshops are giving Inuit in Nunavik a way to connect with their roots
The Northwest Territories are already experiencing high temperatures, raising fears of major forest fires in the coming months
Rumours going around about the cancelation of this year’s Ice Camp Barneo has led the operator to issue an official statement about the current situation
The management of the sites where the two shipwrecks “Erebus” and “Terror” are located will be undertaken and controlled by the Inuit in the region.
The South Georgia Association has awarded Dr. Frederik Paulsen the prestigious “Morag Husband Campbell” medal for his efforts to protect South Georgia.
As the impact of the war in Ukraine is felt everywhere, Indigenous Arctic populations are also experiencing their share of problems related to this conflict.
The Swiss Polar Institute supports and promotes the framework and conditions for Swiss polar research now from the Valais capital of Sion.
A female polar bear drowned between Thursday and Friday on Svalbard and her cub had to be killed. Authorities are investigating the case, guessing an accident according to media reports.
Anyone who wants to travel to and around Svalbard by sailing yacht should take a look at Jon Amtrup’s handbook, as it covers everything one needs to know for an icy sailing trip.
The famous French polar and glaciologist Claude Lorius died last Tuesday at the age of 91 in Burgundy, France.
Krill is one of the key species of the sensitive Antarctic ecosystem. The small crustaceans form over 90% of the main food source for whales, penguins and seals living there.
The famous “Polar plunge” in the Arctic and Antarctic waters is good for your health, it is said. But is that true? Mirjana Binggeli does some background checking if immersing into the cold waters really is healthy or not.
Beluga products from East Greenland may no longer be exported, which affects the entire country.
The Amazonas Nexus geostationary satellite is on its way to bridging the digital gap that isolates Greenlanders from the island’s most remote communities.
The U.S. telecommunications company GCI has made good on its promise and launched one of the fastest Internet connection in the U.S. in Unalaska.
Plastic is both a blessing and a curse. Without this versatile material, numerous everyday objects would not even exist. However, it is not only impossible to imagine our everyday life without this crude oil-base material, but without being also in our environment, too. Nowadays, there is no area on this planet without plastic parts in […]
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.
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 bring together the youth of the North Pole in McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The spirit of these games is unique.
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.
British polar adventurer Captain Preet Chandi set a new world record during her Antarctic expedition, but now has to break off the expedition.