UPDATE 07 October: STREIT BETWEEN STATE AUTHORITIES AND SCIENTISTSThe events on Khalatyrsky beach have become a point of contention between state authorities and independent scientists. While the authorities have announced that they have not measured elevated levels...
Freight transports across the Arctic Ocean is currently mainly carried out along the Russian coast between the Barents Sea and the Bering Sea. According to calculations, this shortens the trade route between Asia and Europe by a third. Image: The melting Arctic ice...
Antarctica is a natural paradise with a great diversity of species despite the seemingly hostile climate. From the large emperor penguins to bacteria and viruses, almost 23,000 known species find a home here. But human influence does not stop here, according to Leihy...
The data on heavy metals in the permafrost soils of Alaska is as holey as the karst soil in the tundra. This is the conclusion of a recent study. Picture: Steve Jurvetson Flicker.com, CC BY 2.0 Heavy metals are no longer uncommon in the Arctic. The sometimes massively...
Svalbard rock ptarmigans are the northernmost living landbirds. The animals make an annual spring change, with the cocks changing later to allow potential predators to bounce away from the nest. Photo: Michael Wenger In order to live and survive in the Arctic, animal...