Cover of the book À bord du Polarstern published in French by Delachaux et Niestlé (there is currently no english version). Image: Katharina Weiss-Tuider / Christian Schneider / Delachaux et Niestlé A book about a major scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean, a...
The end of the Gruve 7 mine southeast of Longyearbyen should have come at the end of 2023. But the chemical company Clariant is counting on the black fuel from Svalbard’s underground for years to come. Image: Marcel Schütz The war currently raging in Ukraine...
Seemingly stress-free and relaxed, a young female walrus enjoyed the sandy beach and sun on the German Baltic Sea island of Ruegen. Many tourists observed the unusual visitor, but without disturbing the animal. Image: Screenshot Video Vivica von Vietinghoff Ruegen is...
Since 1982, the “Polarstern” has been tirelessly plowing through Arctic and Antarctic waters in the service of German polar research and for the AWI. In terms of distance, the ship has circumnavigated the globe more than 82 times. Time to slowly retire....
The German research icebreaker “Polarstern” on its triumphant return from the MOSAiC expedition. At the time, the ship had spent over a year in the Arctic as a base for the largest Arctic expedition ever. Image: Joachim Hofmann, AWI The German research...
