New tools are revolutionising polar research More than a hundred years ago, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen won the race to be the first to reach the South Pole. “The main difference…
The camera chronicles changes in the Arctic The melting of ice in the Arctic has increased rapidly in recent years, and glaciers in several areas are disappearing. The scientific findings are clear,…
Exploring the unique icefishes in Antarctica Four questions for Michael Axelsson, who is on his eighth expedition in Antarctica.
A visiting professor with a feeling for ice Her research examines how bacteria and other microorganisms manage to survive in the cold environment of the Arctic. “They’ve done fantastic things over the course…
In new home port One of Sebastiaan Swart’s dreams as a scientist is to reveal secrets that the Antarctic Ocean hides under its ice. In the immediate future he…
Visiting professor uses underwater robots to study ghost colonies As a boy, Walker O. Smith saw the problems caused by environmental pollution at Lake Erie, where he grew up. Now he is an expert…
Capturing people’s interest She loves new challenges and thrives on the opportunity to learn new things and share the knowledge with others.
They have been tracking the Arctic ice for decades The height of the Swedish summer saw the start of the Arctic polar expedition SWERUS-C3. On board the icebreaker Oden were two seasoned Arctic researchers…
Rapid Changes in the Arctic Threat to People and the Environment The international research project ARR – which stands for the Arctic Resilience Report – has identified many important changes in the Arctic region. The observed…
She has followed the tracks left by the ice in her research The tracks left by the ice sheet led Anne Hormes on a scientific journey that took her from her home in western Germany all the…
