The researchers aboard the El Doblon sailboat were satisfied with the data they gathered during their expedition in Antarctica. Photo: Coastantar 2024 The expedition increased Portugal’s research independence, had a low carbon footprint, and allowed research in...
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...
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...
Homelessness in the Arctic comes with extra challenges. To avoid hypothermia, people inflicted by homelessness sometimes have to stay in stairwells like this one in Sisimiut, Greenland’s second largest city. Photo: Piitannguaq Egede at Unsplash It has been more...
An emblematic animal of the Far North, the polar bear is well present in Greenland. Photo: Michael Wenger On the occasion of International Polar Bear Day, PolarJournal takes stock of the king of the Arctic in Greenland. To learn more about the state of scientific...