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Polar Journal AG Team
The Polar Retrospective looks at recent stories from around the world’s polar regions. This week we take a look at ancient permafrost thawing, a change in airline ownership, and the conclusion of Antarctic Treaty meetings without any major declarations.
Ole Ellekrog
A seemingly endless demand in Asia has opened the eyes of fishers in the Arctic where seabeds can be covered with sea cucumbers.
Camille Lin
It was an eventful weekend in Greenland's capital, following the arrest of an international activist firmly opposed to whaling.
“Nothing about us, without us,” is the headline of the long-awaited strategy. Among much else, it looks for partners in Arctic North America and in China.
Heiner Kubny
Scientists at Japan’s Showa Station are study the ecology of fish living permanently under ice and their feeding habits by assessing their stomach contents
After video analysis, researchers believe that the Adélie penguin uses an interception technique on its fleeing prey.
Dr. Michael Wenger
The warming of the Arctic Ocean has led to more moisture and therefore more snow in northern Europe, a Japanese study shows.
Inflation does not stop at zoological gardens and aquariums. Now the penguins and otters refuse cheaper food and have gone on strike.
The members of the 63rd research expedition team were able to moor the ship about 350 meters offshore after it was unable to go any further due to thick pack ice.
