11/12/2025 | Marcel Schütz
New Russian-Chinese Collaboration in the Polar Regions
Russia and China will train Specialists for Maritime Navigation in Polar RegionsHangzhou, November 4, 2025 – Russia and China will jointly train specialists for navigation in polar waters, according to a memorandum signed during Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s visit to China, the Russian
11/11/2025 | Heiner Kubny
Precious metal production in Chukotka continues to grow
The most important industry in Chukotka is the mining of precious metals.Chukotka is a remote region in north-eastern Russia, home to several large gold mines. The region is known for its harsh climate and difficult living conditions. The traditional industries of the Chukchi and other indigenous et
11/10/2025 | Rosamaria Kubny
Hi Fly flies to Antarctica for ‘White Desert’.
To kick off the 2025/26 Antarctic season, the Portuguese charter and wet lease specialist has once again sent an Airbus A340-300 to Wolf's Fang Runway. Hi Fly has been operating flights to Antarctica with an Airbus A340-300 for five years. (Photo: Hi Fly)To mark the start of the 2025/26 “White Deser
11/10/2025 | Heiner Kubny
Arctic seals threatened by climate change
Seals depend on ice floes for rest. (Photo: Heiner Kubny)Three Arctic seal species are threatened with extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The update also shows that more than half of the world’s bird species are threatened with extinction. The upda
11/09/2025 | Heiner Kubny
China launches 42nd Antarctic expedition
As part of this expedition, China plans to drill into deep lakes beneath the Antarctic ice sheet for the first time. Using hot water and melt drilling systems, boreholes will be drilled through more than 3,000 metres of ice. Departure ceremony for the Chinese polar research icebreakers Xuelong and X
11/08/2025 | Heiner Kubny
1.2 million years of climate history extracted from Antarctic ice core
Never before have such ancient ice cores been recovered. (Photo: BAS)Ancient ice from Antarctica, obtained as part of the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project, contains unique climate records spanning at least the last 1.2 million years. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) team in Cambridge, together wi
11/07/2025 | Rosamaria Kubny
Swiss Seed Samples for the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard
Svalbard – On October 21, 2025, the Global Seed Vault on Svalbard was opened once again. More than 21,000 new samples from 20 international gene banks made their way into the frozen mountain above the airport of Longyearbyen. The Global Seed Vault on Svalbard. It is opened about three times a year t
11/06/2025 | Heiner Kubny
Did Shackleton ignore the risk to his ship?
The Endurance was unable to withstand the pressure of the ice and sank.When polar explorer Ernest Shackleton wrote in his diary on 27 October 1915: ‘She was doomed, no man-made ship could have withstood the strain,’ his dreams of reaching Antarctica had already been shattered. The HMS Endurance had
11/05/2025 | Heiner Kubny
The Hektoria Glacier is breaking up at record speed
The tongue of the Hektoria Glacier in February 2024. The glacier continues to calve huge icebergs into the sea. (Photo: Naomi Ochwat)Glaciers around the world are losing mass due to climate change, and Antarctica is also affected. The process at the Hektor Glacier was tracked via satellite for the f
11/04/2025 | Heiner Kubny
Rosatom develops new floating power plants
The first floating power plant is stationed in the port of Pevec, in the far east of Russia. (Photo: Rosatom)Rosatom has begun developing a new floating nuclear power plant with a capacity of 180 megawatts. This was announced by the deputy director general of the corporation, Andrei Nikipelov. ‘We p
11/03/2025 | Heiner Kubny
Through the Northeast Passage in record time
The container ship «Istanbul Bridge» sails through the Northeast Passage in record time. (Photo: Port Zhoushan)The Chinese container ship «Istanbul Bridge» has completed the route from China to the United Kingdom via the Arctic in just 20 days. Never before has a ship sailed through the Northeast Pa
11/01/2025 | Polar Journal AG Team
Polar Journal – We’re Back, with Fresh Energy and a New Team!
Polar Journal is back! With fresh energy and a new team, we’re bringing you fascinating stories, behind-the-scenes insights, and all the latest from the world’s polar regions. The PolarJournal team is ready for a new adventure. (from left to right: Marcel Schütz, Rosamaria Kubny, Heiner Kubny)With a