Polar species like the polar cod could literally run out of air if we fail to drastically reduce emissions. Photo: Shawn Harper/University of Alaska, Fairbanks/NOAA In 2021, the ocean was warmer than at any time since human records had started. For marine life, this...
Polar bears normally need sea ice to hunt seals, as seen here. But the newly discovered subpopulation in southeast Greenland can survive on chunks of glacial ice. Photo: Julia Hager Scientists have documented a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears living in...
For the radar measurements, larger aircraft capable of covering greater distances must be used in addition to Twin Otter and Basler aircraft. Photo: Kenichi Matsuoka The Antarctic Ice Sheet, which is kilometers thick in places, covers the White Continent almost...
(Image: Dr Michael Wenger via Google Earth) As Greenland moves towards closer ties with Iceland, it is scientific co-operation that will form the cornerstone of their relationship, representatives from the two countries said last week. The focus on research comes...
The ice drilling team’s base camp on the Ross Ice Shelf. Below them is a massive meltwater river. Photo: Craig Stevens/NIWA The Ross Ice Shelf, the largest on Earth, is far from having revealed all its secrets. There are still many questions that need to be...
