The melting Arctic is a crime scene. The microbes I study have long warned us of this catastrophe – but they are also driving it

To fully understand the extent of climate-related dangers the Arctic – and our planet – is facing, we must focus on organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye.

Arwyn Edwards, Reader in Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Aberystwyth University • conversation
June 23, 2023 • ~27 min

From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds – research projects are also victims of COVID-19 pandemic

Three scientists describe the fieldwork they've had to delay in 2020 because of the pandemic. These are setbacks not just for their careers, but for the body of scientific knowledge.

Miriah Kelly, Assistant Professor of Environment, Geography & Marine Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University • conversation
Dec. 7, 2020 • ~10 min

Svalbard glaciers lost their protective buffer in the mid-1980s and have been melting ever since

Our research found these remote Arctic islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Michiel van den Broeke, Professor of Polar Meteorology and Scientific Director, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University • conversation
Sept. 23, 2020 • ~6 min

Searching for Misha: the life and tragedies of the world's most famous polar bear

This is the story of 'Misha', as I have come to know her. Both I and my research have been deeply affected by a polar bear I have never met face to face.

Henry Anderson-Elliott, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge • conversation
July 20, 2020 • ~25 min

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