[content id=”79272″] What’s Happening From 16th August to 19th September 2025, the Norwegian research vessel R/V Kronprins Haakon will be sailing into the Arctic Ocean for an expedition organised and funded through the prestigious European Research Council Synergy Grant “i2B – Into The Blue”. The i2B Arctic Ocean Expedition team consisting of 25 scientists will collect new geological archives that will shed light […]
[content id=”79272″] WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard officially commissioned the USCGC Storis (WAGB 21) in Juneau, Alaska. The commissioning of this polar icebreaker marks a crucial step in President Trump’s directive to rebuild the Coast Guard, which will include historic investments through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This vessel is the Coast Guard’s first polar […]
[content id=”79272″] JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to two Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic and is currently monitoring a total of five similar vessels in or near the U.S Arctic. On August 5, a C-130J Hercules fixed wing aircraft from Air Station Kodiak responded to the Chinese […]
Primates – the group of animals that includes monkeys, apes and humans – first evolved in cold, seasonal climates around 66 million years ago, not in the warm tropical forests scientists previously believed. Researchers from the University of Reading used statistical modelling and fossil data to reconstruct ancient environments and trace where the common ancestors […]
