A sea port in Tiksi photographed in 2019, when Olga Povoroznyuk visited the remote Siberian town. Photo: Olga Povoroznyuk A research project at the University of Vienna is attempting an, at the moment, difficult task: to conduct anthropological research on the Russian...
Year-round opening of the Northern Sea Route depends on icebreaker escorts. Image: Baltic Shipyard To promote the development of the Russian Arctic, national and regional authorities have invited foreign delegations from friendly countries to visit Arkhangelsk, in the...
The US icebreaker “Healy” was commissioned in 2000 and was the only operational icebreaking vessel until a few weeks ago. A fire in the engine room ended the current Arctic missions and forced the vessel back to its home port in Seattle. (Photo: NASA, Kathrin Hansen)...
While we tend to hear more about corals in warm seas, it’s common to find them in cold, deep waters. Image: Bárbara Neves / Amundsen Science / NG / DFO Bubblegum coral, popcorn coral, the cold-water corals of the Canadian Arctic have a tough skin when it comes...
The Arctic Council, once the most important platform for addressing Arctic issues and a place of cooperation and dialogue, is now limited in its ability to act. At least at the working group level, exchanges and discussions have resumed. But there is no real dialogue...
