As part of their research, the University of Quebec is tagging Arctic hares on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian high Arctic. Here, Ludovic Landry-Ducharme is in the process of catching one of them. Photo provided by: Ludovic Landry-Ducharme Ludovic Landry-Ducharme, an...
On this photo from April 2023, Roberta Tuurraq Glenn-Borade and three local trail inspectors are seen on the sea ice near Utqiagvik. Photo: Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub Every spring, scientists in Arctic Alaska map safe routes across the ice so local...
Field work for Polar research is very fascinating to see for the general public. But once that part is over, people tend to loose interest in the results. Therefore, researchers should train their storytelling skills. (Image: M.Schiller, AWI) Polar regions play a...
The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. This photo shows th mixing of an orange tributary with clearer waters of the Anaktok River. Photo: Josh Koch, US Geological Survey Warmer summers, melting...
This photo shows 60 Starlink satellites stacked on top of each other before they were released from SpaceX’s Falcon 9-rocket in 2019. Photo: Wikimedia Commons The new Low Earth Orbit satellites could make the country dependent on a foreign tech giant but could...