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Oceanographer Benjamin Rabe plans to study the phenomenon of upwelling of warm water and nutrients already observed at the edges of the Arctic Ocean to see if it will extend towards the North Pole ove...

Never-before-seen images filmed in Antarctica show traces of anchoring on a deep, untouched seabed. Without concluding that there is a definite impact, a study invites us to consider the potential eff...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is cutting funding for polar research in the USA. Could these disruptions to Antarctic research have an impact on Antarctic protection? In an interview, ...

A European report describes the conditions of detention in Nuuk prison and denounces a number of shortcomings, while also describing its positive aspects.

A polar vessel has just been christened in France, in the port of Lorient. The event was attended by a host of polar experts before the ship set sail for the Arctic, where it will operate north of Sva...

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.

The Polar Retrospective looks at recent stories from around the world's polar regions. This week we look at the steering of France's polar strategy, gliders collecting data from a megaberg and a resea...

The Franco-Italian station is celebrating its twentieth year of operation, perched high above Antarctica. Project manager Patrice Godon tells us about the challenges involved in building the station, ...

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 I...

A Woman in the Polar Night has become a classic of its kind, and is now being reprinted in French. An opportunity to revisit the tale of a polar adventurer like no other.

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Le Figaro a analysé les résultats dans huit grandes villes où le ministère de l’Intérieur dénonce un climat «antisécuritaire». Elles se situent au-dessus de la moyenne des villes de taille comparable ...

Across the world, activists were calling for the release of Paul Watson from jail in Greenland. This photo was taken in Paris, France, on November 24th, 2024. Last week, the protester got their wish. ...

Polar Journal AG invites you on a virtual tour of the ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik exhibition, which opened last November at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

A previously unknown perpetrator has sprayed graffiti on the hangar of Whaler's Bay and shocked the polar community with this act of vandalism.

Scientists in Peru have investigated the mental health of staff at the country's Antarctic station. The results should be used to train teams ahead of new missions.

Underwater curtains could be installed in Antarctica, but this technique for preserving glaciers is controversial. Two researchers, a lawyer and a political scientist, have explored the consequences o...

At the 43rd meeting of the CCAMLR Commission, the divergence of vision between environmental conservation and sustainable fishing came face to face to the extent that no agreement was reached on the f...

At the 43rd meeting of the CCAMLR Commission, the divergence of vision between environmental conservation and sustainable fishing came face to face to the extent that no agreement was reached on the f...