NATO to open new air command in Norway's far north
Oslo (AFP) May 20, 2025
Norway announced Tuesday it had designated the small town of Bodo, north of the Arctic Circle, to permanently host a NATO air operations control centre. ... more
Biodiversity boom in Antarctic soils driven by microbial cooperation
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 22, 2025
In a surprising twist to assumptions about life in Earth's harshest environments, scientists have discovered a rich and diverse community of microbes thriving in Antarctic glacier forefields, sugges ... more
Krypton-81 Dating Achieved for Antarctic Ice by USTC Researchers
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2025
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have successfully applied a novel dating technique, known as All-Optical Atom Trap Trace Analysis, to 1-kilogram Antarctic ice ... more