Welcome back to Bio On The Rocks. The 27th of February, International Polar Bear Day, provided the perfect occasion to dedicate a post to the "King of the Arctic". In my first blog post about the safety course, I mentioned that many had "warned" me about the polar bears. I was often asked, half-jokingly, "Did …
Welcome back to Bio On The Rocks. The past days and weeks have been very eventful. Now that the sun is back, it not only lures students more into nature but also more and more tourists to the island. Some people had warned me about the darkness that awaited me when I arrived in Svalbard …
Welcome back to Bio On The Rocks. Actually, the next post in the series would be about meiofauna, a topic we have now also covered at UNIS. After having reported on the smallest living organisms (plankton and ice algae), it would be time to discuss the next larger ones – and such an article will …
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Bio On The Rocks! After writing about the tiny organisms living in, on, under, and next to sea ice last week, and with this covering a topic that fits perfectly with Bio On The Rocks, I thought it was time to talk a little about what BOTRi, as I …
Welcome back. Today, we will delve into a topic that couldn't be more fitting for Bio On The Rocks. Last week, I wrote a lot about the loss of sea ice and how humans can deal with the dangers that come with it. Today, I want to dive deeper into the science and bring you …
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