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.
09/24/2026 | Heiner Kubny
Surprisingly large numbers of young cod off Spitsbergen
An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Norwegian marine researchers have found an unusually large number of young cod in the glacial fjords of Spitsbergen. Research is now underway to determine whether the species is spreading further north as Arctic waters warm. (Photo: Wilhelm Thomas Fiege / Wikimedia Co
09/24/2026 | Heiner Kubny
Australia plans four major Antarctic research campaigns
The Australian research icebreaker RSV Nuyina cuts a path through thick Antarctic sea ice. As Australia’s most important floating research platform, the vessel will facilitate research into sea ice, the ocean, krill and climate during the upcoming expeditions. (Photo: Pete Harmsen / Australian Antar
09/23/2026 | Rosamaria Kubny
Greenland opens new Pilivik National Park
Musk oxen in Greenland’s barren tundra landscape. These hardy herbivores are among the characteristic inhabitants of the Arctic regions and form part of the diverse wildlife whose habitats are to be protected in the new Greenlandic national park. (Photo: PolarJournal)Greenland has opened Pilivik Nat
09/23/2026 | Heiner Kubny
Antarctica has its very own microbes
Wearing protective clothing, soil samples are being taken at Tramway Ridge on Mount Erebus for microbiological analysis. This geothermally active site, with its steaming fumaroles, forms part of a specially protected area in Antarctica. Strict sterilisation and protective measures are in place to pr
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