Wiese Island, a deserted island in the Kara Sea, is one of the world’s northernmost weather stations. From earlier times, garbage and thousands of barrels lie on the island. Collecting and disposing of the waste, now under way, is a laborious process. (Photo:...
Polar bears are curious and always are looking for food. But this may not be the right thing for them. Specialists from the Tomsk Polytechnic University have found out that more than 70,000 cubic meters of industrial waste generated or dumped in the Arctic and...
