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Earth’s mid-ocean ridge system, shown in mostly blue and green.
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Mid-Ocean Ridges Could Be Dispersing Thermophilic Bacteria

by Miriam Bahagijo 12 December 202412 December 2024

Scientists suggest that two strains of endospores located more than 4,000 kilometers away from one another originated in the same place: along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

A dark cliff next to a group of people with snowmobiles
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Digitally Preserving Svalbard’s Fragile Geology

by Bill Morris 18 October 202318 October 2023

A team of researchers is making the iconic rock outcrops of Svalbard available to the world through an open-source database of virtual geological models.

Aerial image of blue whale breathing at the water’s surface.
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Wiretapped Cables and the Songs of Whales

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 22 July 202217 February 2023

Researchers jerry-rigged fiber-optic cables in a fjord to eavesdrop on blue whales, with possible applications ranging from seafloor mapping to meteorology.

In the midst of a snowstorm, veterinarian Tone Heide prepares to take a blood sample from a reindeer in Svalbard, Norway
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Reindeer Have to Eat Up to Survive the Winter

by Rebecca Dzombak 29 January 202123 January 2023

Arctic biologists use 25 years of data to find that warmer autumns might be enough to increase the odds of reindeer’s winter survival on Svalbard.

Histogram of temperature estimates for carbonate rocks
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Measuring Paleoclimate During a Deep-Time Deep Freeze

by Peter Zeitler 11 September 202023 January 2023

New application of clumped-isotope thermometry to 700-Myr rocks documents large climate swings related to Snowball Earth glaciation and offers better understanding of an earlier Earth system.

The dirigible Italia docked at the base camp in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, prior to its crash
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Space Weather Lessons from a 1928 Dirigible Debacle

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 1 July 202023 January 2023

Analysis of a disrupted SOS signal during an early polar expedition showcases the importance of taking space weather into account when exploring new frontiers.

A researcher inside the subglacial conduit under Hansbreen, Svalbard
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Mapping Subglacial Meltwater Channels

by E. Underwood 28 May 201923 January 2023

Researchers find that past studies underestimate the friction meltwater channels exert on glaciers by orders of magnitude.

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Mysterious Aurora Borealis Feature Explained for the First Time

by E. Underwood 30 May 201823 January 2023

High-speed particles cause indentations in the magnetopause to form “throat auroras.”

Kiya Riverman peers at ice crystals growing from the ceiling of an ice cave in the Larsbreen glacier in Svalbard, Norway.
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Into the Belly of a Glacier

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 14 April 20166 February 2024

Ice caving started as a weekend hobby but has now blossomed into a portion of graduate student Kiya Riverman's Ph.D. research.

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Near-Surface Aquifer Discovered on Svalbard Glacier

by Terri Cook 9 October 201516 April 2024

Arctic glacier aquifer may respond more rapidly to climate change than larger aquifers found on the Greenland ice sheet.

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