Harp seals are necessarily dependent on sea ice. Here they rest, breed and molt. Photo: Michael Poltermann via NIOZ Arctic seals, which depend on sea ice, face an uncertain future. Sea ice in the Arctic is shrinking at a rapid pace and, according to forecasts, could...
One of the most prominent indications of seismic and volcanic activity in the region are volcanoes such as the one that forms Penguin Island. The well-known Deception Island is also part of it. But most volcanoes lie beneath the icy waters. (Photo: Dr Michael Wenger)...
The Greenland ice sheet is melting at a rapid pace, releasing vast quantities of freshwater into the North Atlantic. Photo: Dr Michael Wenger When studies are published with new findings related to global warming, they usually convey that the changes are coming faster...
Despite the name, Greenland sharks are not found only around Greenland. They live in the Arctic Ocean, Baffin Bay, the Gulf of St Lawrence and have even been seen as far south as 32° north, in the Atlantic Ocean. Photo: Hemming1952 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0...
A new study sheds light on plastic pollution throughout the Arctic and paints a grim picture. Particularly plastic waste originating from fisheries washes up on Arctic beaches. For two reindeer in Svalbard a part of a net has become a deadly trap. Photo:...