Norway has decided to halt deep-sea mining plans in Arctic waters until at least 2029. The move, announced on 1 December 2025, is part of a political compromise tied to the 2026 state budget. No new licenses will be issued during the current legislative term, and public funding for seabed mineral ma
On the southwestern edge of Greenland lies the ghost town of Ivittuut. Once a lively settlement due to its global importance in the production of metallic aluminum. From Arctic hamlet to globally significant settlementOn the southwestern edge of Greenland, on the quiet Arsuk Fjord, lies Ivittuut – t
Tørret Fisk is a traditional dish that captures the essence of Nordic cuisine. The fish is carefully dried to concentrate its flavors and create a unique texture. Served with a selection of fresh herbs and spices, this dish offers a harmonious blend of salty, spicy, and fresh notes — a true delight
Greenland is a politically self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark. The island is very sparsely populated, with approximately 56,200 inhabitants, or 0.026 inhabitants per square kilometre. (Photo: Heiner Kubny)Forty years after leaving the EEA, Greenland is seeking closer ties with the EU agai
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
After the strongest earthquake recorded this year near the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula, tsunami warnings were issued from Alaska all the way through the Pacific to New Zealand and even East Antarctica.The red marker shows the site of the earthquake and the Alaskan chain of islands from Attu to the A
In a special report for Polar Journal AG, Milenio BASE Head of Communications Nadia Politis travelled to the Antarctic Peninsula to meet with the winners of the Feria Antárctica Escolar, a unique student project. For more than 20 years, a school science research contest challenges students and from
The shocking images of a glacier breaking off and covering a village in the Swiss alps highlights the urgent need to cut greenhouse gas emissions to minimize ice loss. As the first ever UN conference on glaciers opens in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, a new scientific study shows glaciers are even more sensi
As food insecurity greatly affects Inuit communities, community workshops bringing together Elders, hunters, and scientists were held to discuss how to use DNA for Arctic wildlife and food security.Indigenous Elders, community members, hunters and trappers, regional tourism representatives and scien
In the port of Ilulissat, sailors leave and land between the ice every day. We met two of them. They tell us what they like about their profession and the difficulties they face. Joel Hansen, left, sometimes fishes with his son, and Pele Blytmann, right, has a small cabin on his boat. Image: Camill
In a new documentary, CBS highlights the challenges facing Churchill. The documentary focuses in particular on the inhabitants of this town famous for its polar bears. Most documentaries about Churchill focus on the cohabitation with polar bears. The iconic animal of this small town in Canadian Mani
Among the scenes polarjournal.net witnessed this week were the sailors setting sail from the small fishing port of Ilulissat, the parade of locals to the Brugseni supermarket, Easter days and the blue sky.Image: Camille LinFor two weeks, polarjournal.net sent two reporters to Ilulissat to take portr
A translator and interpreter since she was a child, Sofie Schultz Christiansen told us about her story, her passion for languages, her travels and her life in Ilulissat. A translator and interpreter since childhood, Sofie Schultz Christiansen told us about her story, her love of languages, her trave
Among the scenes that polarjournal.net witnessed this week were the sudden melting in April, the first signs that winter is ending, and an outing in the fjord with a group of children we met at the ILLU Science and Art Center.Straight out of the harbor. Image: Camille LinFor two weeks, polarjournal.
Among the scenes witnessed by polarjournal.net this week were a passage over Greenland in a small twin-engined plane and a the sounds of a baptism in a church in Ilulissat dating from 1771.The last days of winter in Ilulissat. Image : Camille LinFor a two-week period, polarjournal.net sent two repor
In contact with researchers who came to live with them to study the pack ice, the two partners have imbibed a scientific culture that they strive to pass on to interested Inuit and southerners alike.A race in the snow. Image: Christian Morel During their 12 wintering trips, the crew of “Vagabond” ne
Attracted by the beauty of the Arctic and in search of rational explanations of how it works, the two partners immersed themselves in a frozen landscape. Ideal conditions in which to meet modern-day Inuit and share a few ancestral customs. This is a two-part article. Here’s the first, and we’ll see
The Polar Retrospective looks at recent stories from around the world’s polar regions. This week we look at a mission to clean up a graffitied building in Antarctica, a new South Orkney Islands map, an increase in Arctic killer whales, and rising tourism prices in Finland. Visiting the Arctic can be
Hervé Baudu, professor of nautical sciences at the École Nationale Supérieure Maritime and member of the Académie de Marine, talks about the collision of the 50 Let Pobedy and the polar seminar of the Arctic Council's Working Group on the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME), co-organi
The Polar Retrospective looks at recent stories from around the world’s polar regions. From last week we chose: the discovery of microplastic around the Union Glacier, a renewable energy project in Iqaluit and the Belgica pennant classified as part of national heritage.Union Glacier camp from the ai
From Dolgans to Evenks, Yakuts and even the descendants of 19th-century Russians, the Sakha region is still very rural and relies on natural resources for its food and livelihood.Reindeer herding in the Russian Arctic. Illustration : Gisèle Durand RuizYakut carp, wild ducks and blueberries… local po
The scientific station on Amsterdam Island was evacuated.The photo dates from 2017. Since then, the trees have been cut back, but the vegetation remains grassy, short and dry at this time of year. Image: Camille LinThe 31 people on mission on Amsterdam – the southern Indian Ocean island administere
Polar Journal AG relaunches with a fresh design, expanded content including a focus on polar culture, and emphasizing integrated services to deliver a richer experience for its global audience. Polar Journal AG has relaunched its platform on polarjournal.net with a fresh design and expanded content,
A previously unknown perpetrator has sprayed graffiti on the hangar of Whaler's Bay and shocked the polar community with this act of vandalism. The aircraft hangar of the former British station at Whaler’s Bay stands somewhat apart from the rest of the station. Now it has fallen victim to an unprece
