Microplastics have already been detected in sea ice and on the sea floor in Antarctica. The two Swiss scientists will find out whether this Antarctic fish – Triperophycis gilchristi (Grenadier cod) – has ingested the small particles. Photo: Kevin...
The dark deposits on the Greenland ice sheet are fine sediments on the one hand and signs of our modern way of life on the other. Among other things, micro- and nanoplastic particles, including tire wear and fibers from clothing, are transported by wind and water to...
On February 6, 1996, the Ukrainian flag was hoisted for the first time and the British Faraday Station was renamed “Akademik Vernadsky”, and handed over to Ukraine. (Photo: UAC) With the support of Coca-Cola, a plastic recycling plant was installed at the...
Bear Island (or Bjørnøya) is a small island approximately half way between Longyearbyen and Tromsø. The island is considered a part of the Svalbard archipelago and is 178 km2 in size. Its highest point, Miseryfjellet lies 536 metres above sea level. Despite the name,...
There is practically no place on our planet where plastic can not be found in the ground, in water, in ice, in snow, in the air. This packaging of a popular candy was transported by wind and waves to a lonely fjord in East Greenland. Photo: Julia Hager Current rates...
