10/03/2026 | Polar Journal AG Team
Kaffemik: Greenland’s unique social tradition
Coffee has an important place in social life in Greenland. (Image: Public Domain)Coffee-centered traditions take many forms around the world, but on the Arctic island of Greenland, gatherings around coffee have developed some distinctive features.Kaffemik is a characteristic Greenlandic social tradi
10/02/2026 | Yana Kirichenko
Arctic tourists make thousands of contributions to science
MS Roald Amundsen, one of HX Expeditions’ ships specially constructed for voyages in polar waters, pictured in Antarctica in 2020. (Image: Wolfgang Fricke / CC BY 3.0 / cropped)A major expedition cruise operator has reported a record 26,491 citizen science contributions from its Arctic voyages durin
10/01/2026 | Rosamaria Kubny
First Weddell seal pup of the season at Vernadsky
The first Weddell seal pup of the 2026 season near the Ukrainian research station Akademik Vernadsky. The pup was spotted on Winter Island, opposite Galindez Island. Newborn Weddell seals weigh around 25 to 30 kilograms in their first few days of life. (Photo: Kyrylo Sulima, Oleh Horiainov, Yelyzave
10/01/2026 | Rosamaria Kubny
Whale invasion off the east coast of Greenland
A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) leaps out of the sea with its massive body. These spectacular leaps, also known as ‘breaching’, are among the most striking behaviours exhibited by humpback whales. (Image: AI-generated)Off the east coast of Greenland, the marine ecosystem has changed signif
09/30/2026 | Heiner Kubny
Female krill gather at hydrothermal vents
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in its natural suspended state. Clearly visible are the translucent body and the red organs responsible for bioluminescence. A new study shows that reproductive females also seek out hydrothermal vents at depths of more than 1,000 metres. (Photo: Uwe Kils / Wikime
09/30/2026 | Heiner Kubny
Volcanic ash: a risk to flights over Antarctica
The 2,732-metre-high Mount Melbourne rises above northern Victoria Land. A new study shows that volcanic ash from an explosive eruption could disrupt not only research stations but also air links over Antarctica. (Photo: Michael Van Woert / NOAA NESDIS – Public Domain)Volcanic eruptions are not amon
09/29/2026 | Rosamaria Kubny
Researchers call for greater protection for Deception Island’s beaches
A new study shows that the beaches of Deception Island are home to surprisingly diverse ecosystems. Deception Island from space: this Sentinel-2 image, taken on 17 March 2023, strikingly shows the almost circular, sea-flooded caldera of the active volcano. The dark, largely ice-free areas clearly re
09/29/2026 | Heiner Kubny
Antarctic meteorite reveals the birth of the Sun
Members of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) programme recover a carbonaceous chondrite from a glacial moraine at the foot of Mount Ward in Antarctica. The sample is carefully packed to prevent contamination. (Photo: Christine Floss)A meteorite found in Antarctica preserves traces of a ma
09/28/2026 | Polar Journal AG Team
Russia Counts Its Polar Bears
The surveyed areas are known as important maternity areas for polar bears. Pictured here is a female polar bear with her cub in Svalbard. (Image: AWeith / CC BY-SA 4.0 / cropped)Researchers are counting polar bears in important denning areas of the Russian Arctic, with some preliminary observations
09/27/2026 | Rosamaria Kubny
Arctic Char – the “Bread of the Arctic”
The Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) is one of the most important food fish for the Inuit and is considered the quintessential traditional staple food in many regions of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska. Because of its central importance, it is often referred to as the “bread of the Arctic.”For the Inu
09/26/2026 | Polar Journal AG Team
Canada Advances Decades-Old Northern Highway Project
The proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway would stretch around 800 kilometres. Pictured is another all-season road in the Mackenzie Delta, under construction in 2013. (Image: Adam Jones / CC BY-SA 2.0 / cropped)A highway envisioned nearly 70 years ago is moving forward again as Canada invests in a long-
09/25/2026 | Yana Kirichenko
New Animal Species Reported in Svalbard
The new species is not the kind of bear usually associated with the Arctic. Tardigrades are nicknamed “water bears” because of their stocky bodies and bear-like movement on short, clawed legs.A new study describes a previously unrecognised species of water bear found among fallen leaves in Svalbard.
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