Blue whales regularly forage off Svalbard during the summer. Thanks to a successful experiment by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, it is possible to eavesdrop on them continuously in the future – by tapping into...
Footage taken by Polish researchers of a female polar bear successfully hunting a reindeer on Svalbard generated a great deal of interest among their Norwegian colleagues. They are now calling for public assistance. Video: Mateusz Gruszka CC BY 4.0 A common question...
Every glacier sounds different. Not every shelf sings to Terje Isungset, some ice formations remain silent even to the “glacier whisperer”. But when the Norwegian finds the right spots, he is able to unleash the music of frozen water like no other. (Photo:...
A team of five from Taiwan together with Polish scientists opened the new station “TaiArctic” in Longyearbyen. Photo: National Academy of Marine Research Since June 25, 2022, the Taiwanese flag is also flying in Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen: The island...
Diese Eismöwe hatte die Vogelgrippe. Noch nie zuvor wurde das Virus so weit im Norden nachgewiesen. (Foto: Governor of Svalbard) Auf Spitzbergen wurde erstmals die Vogelgrippe nachgewiesen. Laut Knut Madslien, Leiter der Abteilung Wildtiergesundheit am norwegischen...