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Léa Zinsli
Seventeen sealers sought refuge in a well-stocked Arctic house, only to die from an invisible danger hidden in their own supplies.
Scurvy was a serious threat to polar expeditions, caused by a lack of vitamin C.
Greta Paulsdottir
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the lanky man who smoked Gitanes Bleues and wore a red bobble hat, was the hero of my childhood. I probably shared my enthusiasm for Cousteau with an entire generation.
Decades after its abandonment, the Soviet mining settlement of Pyramiden remains suspended between Arctic wilderness, preserved history and the slow return of nature.
German physicist Hauke Trinks combined unconventional origin-of-life research with years of Arctic overwintering expeditions alongside Marie Tièche.
Heiner Kubny
The ‘Snow Cruiser’ was a huge vehicle designed for Antarctic expeditions. It served both as a means of transport and as a mobile research station, with living and working quarters for the crew.
Polar Journal AG Team
Survival in the polar regions depended on practical skills, careful planning, and the ability to adapt to extreme cold.
In 1837, Dumont d’Urville was asked by King Louis-Philippe I to explore the South Pole.
In the Arctic, humans and sled dogs form a cooperative system that combines mobility, sensory awareness, and shared learning to adapt to extreme conditions.
In 1963, Ingrid Pedersen crossed the North Pole in a small aircraft, becoming the first woman to do so on a flight from Alaska to Norway.
