POLARIN: New international network for polar research infrastructure
The new EU project POLARIN will provide 50 international institutions with access to research infrastructure in the polar regions over the next five years.
Alaska’s 75 orange rivers are still a mystery
The exact reason that rivers in northern Alaska have turned orange is unknown, researcher tells Polar Journal.
Making the ice sing in Ilulissat
This weekend sees the opening of the Ice Music Festival Greenland sessions in Ilulissat. An opportunity to (re)discover a festival that makes ice sing, with a focus on science.
Ice shelf stability has weakened over eight decades
Thinning, shrinking, sliding and mega-cracks… Ice shelves in Antarctica have been losing their footing since 1940.
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.
Elon Musk’s Starlink is disrupting Greenland’s expensive internet market
The new Low Earth Orbit satellites could make the country dependent on a foreign tech giant but could also help provide stable access in remote parts.
Melting Arctic ice to predict extreme summer weather
It could make be possible to predict extreme summer weather in Europe months or even years in advance by studying the melting of Arctic ice.
Arctic Council working groups resume activities
The working groups within the Arctic Council can kickoff their activities and meetings are planned again, at least on a virtual level.
Parental care in Antarctic sea spiders
A new discovery shows that male sea spider take care of their young in the icy waters of the Antarctic.
Antarctica provides at least $276 billion a year in economic benefits to the world
A new study published in Nature examines the economic value of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean to the global economy.
Kerguelen Island cats, the albatrosses’ bête noire
Mammals introduced to islands benefit from the “surprise effect” on an evolutionary scale, causing the disappearance of many seabirds. On Kerguelen, hyperspecialized cats threaten the chicks of great albatrosses.
Homeless in Greenland: Researchers given millions to investigate causes
Little is still known about the reasons that Greenlanders end up on the street.
Climate change and immobility are damaging to Inuit health
A recently published study focuses on how global warming, by reducing the mobility of Canadian Arctic Inuit, is affecting their mental health.
The Nenets on social media – a self-portrait
More than any other Siberian ethnic group, the Nenets have preserved their culture and customs, which they actively share on social media.
First confirmed cases of bird flu in Antarctica
The highly pathogenic bird flu has reached the Antarctic: the H5N1 virus has been detected in two dead skuas found on the Antarctic Peninsula.
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.
United States Silence on Antarctic Policy
The United States is the only major country active in Antarctica that has made no significant policy statement on the region in recent years.
The state of polar bears in Greenland
On the occasion of International Polar Bear Day, PolarJournal takes stock of the king of the Arctic in Greenland with an interview of Fernando Ugarte.
Can tech and AI help save endangered Arctic languages?
North Sámi, Kalaallisut and Inuktitut are all endangered languages with less than 100.000 speakers. But new technologies are making them more accessible and could help preserve them.
Hanwha uses “Russian magic trick” to sell LNG tankers to Dubai
The facility located on the Gydan Peninsula represents Novatek’s second major project and is crucial to Russia’s goal of increasing its LNG production to 100 million tons.
A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level
New research shows how individual weather events can have long-term effects on the world’s largest ice sheets.
A Changing Narrative on Arctic Food Security Part 2
In a two-part article, guest author and Professor Doaa Abdel-Motaal discusses food security in the Arctic, Today, PolarJournal is publishing the second part about the perspective of local and Indigenous Arctic Communities.
Low contamination of Antarctic krill with microplastics
Antarctic krill is only slightly contaminated with microplastics and is therefore well suited for monitoring the contamination of the Southern Ocean with microplastics.
Call for Arctic cooperation in Greenland’s new foreign policy strategy
“Nothing about us, without us,” is the headline of the long-awaited strategy. Among much else, it looks for partners in Arctic North America and in China.
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During the summer of 2019, polar photographers Heiner Kubny (right) and his wife Rosamaria (2nd from right) joined forces with journalist and author Christian Hug (3rd from right) and polar guide Dr. Michael Wenger (far left) to create a German-language information platform for polar affairs, marking the start of PolarJournal.
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