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Image shows the view of the Arctic Ocean from the Alfred Wegener Institute's Polar 6 aircraft, undated footage. The research team from the city of Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany developed a new method to measure arctic sea ice thickness in September 2022. (Alfred Wegener Institut, Esther Horvath/Newsflash)

New Satellite Data Lets Scientists Measure Arctic Sea-Ice Thickness All Year Round

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:September 21, 2022

Researchers have developed a new method to measure Arctic ice thickness and volume throughout the whole year by using satellite data. The international team consists of scientists from the Alfred…

Image shows the HALO research aircraft launched into an almost empty airspace during the COVID-19 lockdown in May 2020. The aircraft investigated the influence of limited mobility on air quality during the Bluesky research campaign in Germany.(DLR/Newsflash)

COVID-19 Lockdown Almost Halved Soot Levels In Atmosphere

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:August 28, 2022

Lockdowns in the early summer of 2020 ensured the amount of soot in the atmosphere was almost halved, with benefits to the climate and health. The reductions in soot concentrations…

Scientists on the PS131 enter an ice floe in the ice edge zone north of Spitsbergen. The Polarstern was expected to arrive at the Lloyd Werft pier in Bremerhaven, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Vera Schlindwein/Newsflash)

Polarstern Icebreaker Returns To Port After Arctic Research Amid Record Heatwaves

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:August 23, 2022

The Polarstern icebreaker returned to port in Germany on Wednesday after spending 51 days conducting research in the Arctic amid record heatwaves this summer. The researchers were investigating how increasingly…

Photo shows the rescue of one of the two deer from the Coachella Canal in California, on Tuesday, Aug 02, 2022. Rescuers used ropes to pull the deer to safety. (@indiopolicedepartment/Newsflash)

Cop Pulls Two Deer From Canal

Post author:Lee Bullen
Post published:August 11, 2022

A Californian cop has rescued two deer struggling in a canal after they jumped in the water to cool off from blistering summer heat. The animal rescue took place at…

Several white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) rest in GREFA (Majadahonda, Madrid) before being transferred to Asturias. (GREFA, Eloy Couceiro/Newsflash)

Extinct Sea Eagles Return

Post author:Lee Bullen
Post published:July 20, 2022

White-tailed eagles have arrived in Spain as part of a conversation plan to reintroduce the huge bird of prey to one of its ancient habitats. The eagle - which can…

The Polarstern departs from its home port of Bremerhaven for the Arctic. A tug pulls the ship towards the lock. (Nina Machner/Newsflash)

Experts Head To Arctic To Assess Climate Change Impact Amid Record Heatwave

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:July 19, 2022

The legendary research vessel and icebreaker Polarstern has left Germany and is heading to the Arctic to assess the impact of climate change amid a record heatwave in Europe. Over…

Young bearded Vulture who disappeared named Wally found dead in May 2022. (Markus Leitner/Newsflash)

Bearded Vulture Released In Wild After Over 100 Years Found Dead

Post author:William McGee
Post published:June 9, 2022

One of a pair of young bearded vultures released into the German wild more than 100 years after their disappearance has been found dead. Female bearded vulture pair Wally and…

Lake shore (black organic layer) from 90,000 years ago superimposed by cold climatic sediments according to the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in the German city of Leipzig. (M. Weiss, M. Hein/Newsflash)

Neanderthals Chilled Out In Summer By Heading North

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:May 12, 2022

Man's Neanderthal ancestors used to escape warm summers to chill out in the icy climates of northern territories , a new study has revealed. Scientists have discovered that Neanderthals showed…

Photographer Ossi Saarinen recorded Siberian flying squirrels in Espoo, Southern Finland. (@soosseli/Newsflash)

Rare Flying Squirrel Mum And Babies Caught On Camera

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:April 22, 2022

This is the adorable moment a nature lover captures rare Siberian flying squirrels on camera as a mum and her two kittens emerge from a hollow tree trunk. The cute…

German athlete Annika Schleu in the moment when she failed to control her horse Saint Boy. (Newsflash)

Animal Cruelty Case Against Olympic Athlete Who Hit Horse During Pentathlon Dropped

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:January 21, 2022

An animal cruelty case against an Olympic athlete who allegedly hit her horse during the Summer Olympics in Tokyo has been dropped. Pentathlete Annika Schleu, 31, and national trainer Kim…