Compilation of depth data increases knowledge of the Arctic seabed
The seabed of the Arctic Ocean is still largely unknown. But over the past four years, a seabed area three times the size of Sweden has been mapped.
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New policy brief: Safeguard ecosystem function and carbon storage capacity in deep soft bottoms
Volker Brüchert is co-author to the new Policy Brief. Read more ...
Donation to Stockholm University's polar research
"Martin showed me around at the department and enthusiastically told me about the research they are doing, so that afternoon I decided where my donation would end up." Article in Swedish...
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Using genetics to map the impacts of prehistoric climate change
Our climate is becoming ever warmer – impacting plant and animal ecosystems. But this is by no means the first time Earth has experienced climate change. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Peter Heintzman is using genetics ...
Methane levels are rising – could it be nature's response to warming?
Researchers in Sweden are trying to find out why levels of the climate-warming gas methane are rising rapidly and nobody is quite sure why. Could it be a natural response to a hotter planet?
