“Chasing Ice: A Journey into Arctic Waters”

Hi, and welcome back to Bio On The Rocks. I have returned from my first scientific cruise. The four lab days following our expedition to fully analyse our samples are done, and even the data has been entered and posted online. Now, all that's left is to write the report. It's the perfect time to …

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“Where does Ice, Soil and Life actually meet?”

While many of us associate the Arctic with the icy cold, the west coast of Svalbard hides a surprisingly "mild" climate. We owe this phenomenon to the unique ocean currents that bring warm water from the south. But the dynamics of this process and the interactions with the polar currents shape not only the climate …

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