Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Bio On The Rocks. Even for me, it almost feels like a "welcome back" since I haven't posted any new articles in the last two weeks. One main reason for this was that I had a visitor. My husband braved the long journey here, and we were able to …
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“King of the Arctic”
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 …
“Safety First”
Welcome back to Bio On The Rocks! In my second blog post, I would like to tell you about my first week here in Longyearbyen and at UNIS, especially about the intensive experiences in the Safety Course. When you think of Svalbard, polar bears and the extreme cold automatically come to mind. These are also …