Tag: polar research
Learning from the reindeer – knowledge
Learning from reindeer means learning to live. Yes, the Arctic even-toed ungulates can be considered a role model far beyond the Arctic Circle. People should definitely take an example from…
Climate crisis: "The end of the world is not near"
More climate protection, but without panic! Arctic researcher Markus Rex explains what is going wrong in the current debate – and why he considers the demand for renunciation for the…
Climate crisis: "The end of the world is not near"
More climate protection, but without panic! The “Polarstern” expedition leader Markus Rex explains what is going wrong in the current debate – and why he considers the demand for renunciation…
Sten Nadolny turns 80. – Culture
Joseph Haydn already pointed out that an Adagio, i.e. a slow movement, can and should be harmonically more complex and far-reaching than in a Presto, where harmonic simplicity is required.…
How to find our past and future in the ice of Antarctica – culture
When I told you a few months ago that I was going to Antarctica, most people first asked me: Why? One of the reasons is that you can find answers…
Water under Antarctica: huge saltwater basin discovered – knowledge
Researchers have identified a huge underground reservoir of water near the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The liquid water is in a sedimentary basin that is up to 1.3 kilometers…
Sanctions hinder German-Russian research projects – Knowledge
With the sanctions against Russia as a result of the war in Ukraine, nothing is the same in climate science as it was before. German research institutions put their cooperation…
“Polarstern” in the Arctic: Mosaic expedition delivers first results – Knowledge
It was one of the largest and most complex expeditions to the Arctic that has ever existed: the German research icebreaker was on board from September 2019 North Star traveling…
Arctic: Mosaic expedition delivers first results – Knowledge
It was one of the largest and most complex expeditions to the Arctic that has ever existed: the German research icebreaker was on board from September 2019 North Star traveling…