Two new studies by our colleagues have demonstrated that emerging pollutants — such as pharmaceuticals, personal-care products, and endocrine disruptors, reach the Arctic cryosphere via medium- to long-range atmospheric transport. doi.org/10.1016/j.en... doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) have announced the 2025 Antarctic Fellowship.

The 41st Italian Expedition to Antarctica Has Departed The CNR–ISP (Institute of Polar Sciences) returns to the South Pole with a team of researchers working between the Mario Zucchelli Station and the Concordia Base.

Some photos showing the presence of Italian researchers at the Svalbard Science Conference 2025. @cnr-isp.bsky.social @cnrisac.bsky.social

🇳🇴❄️ A strong delegation of Italian researchers is taking part in the Svalbard Science Conference 2025 in Oslo — a key international event dedicated to polar research and collaboration. Proud to represent Italian scientific excellence within the global research community! 🇮🇹🔬🌍

Today at the Svalbard Science Forum, Dr Elena Barbaro presented the PRIN ROSETTA project investigating the transport of chemical species on and into the snow pack during ROS (Rain on Snow events) in Ny Alesund Svalbard.

A study led by our research team in Milan together with the Japanese Space Agency and the University of Chiba as well as @esa.int investigating the darkening effect of glacial algae has been published. @universitypress.cambridge.org resolve.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Our director Prof. Giuliana Panieri gave an invited lecture on "Svalbard in a pan-Arctic context" at the Svalbard Science Conference in Oslo.

We were present at the Arctic Circle assembly, and are pleased to be helping host the Rome Arctic Forum in March 2026. tg24.sky.it/ambiente/vid...

🔊 New publication alert! Interannual Analysis of Noise Levels and Spectral Trends in the Marine Soundscape of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. Our study reveals interannual trends in noise levels in the marine soundscape of Kongsfjorden. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

CNR hosted EPB’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Maria Grigoratou, in Rome (Sept 16–17, 2025). Discussions with ISP, DSSTTA, MUR & MAECI reinforced international cooperation and Italy’s commitment to polar research. Facing climate change requires strong global partnerships.

Our colleague Fabrizio De Blasi, with Daniele Zannoni (Ca’ Foscari), presented the poster: “THE ISP-CNR ICE CORE DRILLING SYSTEM: ADDRESSING FIRN AQUIFERS FROM ARCTIC TO HIGH-ALTITUDE GLACIERS”. Provides key insights into firm aquifers and glacier dynamics.

The 2025 edition of the scientific expedition to the Svalbard Islands finished! On board the NATO research vessel Alliance, researchers from CNR-ISP (Bologna) and technicians from OGS (Trieste) completed their mission in the Fram Strait — a key location for monitoring climate change in the Arctic.

ELENO II has returned from the North Pole! ❄ We've collected snow, sea ice, and deep Arctic waters to study climate change, polar microbes (via eDNA), and human impact in one of Earth’s most remote regions. #PolarScience #ClimateChange #ELENOII

🎙️ Cetaceans & science in the Med! CNR-ISP & INFN-LNS use acoustic monitoring (KM3NeT project) to study whales & dolphins. Findings: fin whale song patterns, dolphin night activity, & high noise levels. 📺 On NOOS – Rai 1, Mon 21, 21:30 Virginia Sciacca. #bioacoustics #Rai1 Chiedi a ChatGPT

Sighting on the sea ice today.

A new paper in scientific advances (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) describing how warm water destabilised the ice shelf in the past.

📣 Reminder that we are accepting session proposals for the #UArcticCongress 2026! The event takes place in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands from May 26 to 29, 2026. 📅 The call deadline is extended to July 31, 2025. Read more and submit a session proposal: www.uarctic.org/about-us/mee...

🌊 Mission NYA 2025: goal achieved! Key Arctic data collected + new sensors & buoy via #PNRR_ITINERIS. Vital for tracking climate change. Year 16 starts soon! #NYA2025 #ClimateScience #OceanMonitoring #ArcticResearch

New oceanographic buoy in Ny-Ålesund! 🌊🔬 Part of PNRR #ITINERIS, installed by CNR-ISP & CNR-INM. Sends real-time data & uses microbial eDNA to "read" marine biodiversity. Helps understand & protect the #Arctic from #ClimateChange. Remote control for #phytoplankton bloom tracking!

New Seminar Series “I Seminari di ISP” New seminar series organized by ISP kicked off on April 4th. Alice Cavaliere, CNR-ISP, Bologna "May the Data be with you: unlocking polar mysteries with Large Language Models (LLMs)" (in Italian). 🎥 Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0yn...

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E' partita una nuova missione scientifica alle Svalbard! I ricercatori sono impegnati in: 📍 Manutenzione di 4 ancoraggi oceanografici strategici (MDI, KIM, MAP, S1) 📍 Installazione di una nuova boa costiera a Ny-Ålesund, nell’ambito del progetto PNRR–ITINERIS. @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social

We're now part of the @uarctic.bsky.social family.

#UArcticAssembly group photo outside the beautiful Sámi Cultural Center Sajos🤗

Mission accomplished on Grand Combin. Two ice cores down to bedrock (99.5m) and another 55m core. ‘Like touching climate change’: glaciers reveal records of the way the world was www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Site Rep #11 – Ollomont (AO), 24/05/2025 The team is pushing forward with ice coring. They've reached a depth of 30 meters – but the return of water in the new borehole slows progress. The wind picks up with force, threatening tents, while snow keeps piling up and weighing them down.

Today we reached the close off depth at around 28 metres, the point where snow and firn transitions to ice. We're now drilling ice that's saturated in water, causing the borehole to freeze up, complicating drilling conditions.

Ice Memory ice coring campaign on the Corbassière glacier on Grand Combin. At seven metres below the surface, the drilling team smelt that something was burning. Worried that the motor was overheating they pulled up the sample carefully and found there was plastic in the ice.

New Mission for Gaia Blu: EMSO – Southern Adriatic 2025 From May 17–26, the oceanographic vessel Gaia Blu sets sail from Naples to Ancona for the EMSO-SA2025 campaign, led by CNR-ISP.

Since May 12, EEE researchers are maintaining POLAR detectors at the CNR Arctic Station "Dirigibile Italia" in Ny-Ålesund. Active since 2019, they collect cosmic ray data in extreme latitudes—part of a CREF-INFN project involving Italian high school students. @cnr-isp.bsky.social

CNR-ISP Director Giuliana Panieri spoke at the National Biodiversity Forum in Milano, highlighting the key role of Arctic research in protecting biodiversity in extreme, changing environments. A strong message on science for the planet. 🌍❄️🧬 #Cnr_isp #PolarResearch #Biodiversity

CNR ISP Director Giuliana Panieri officially joined the European Polar Board (#EPB) as the Italian CNR's Representative. EPB, a vibrant community coordinating and promoting European Polar research, warmly welcomed her during its spring 2025 Plenary Meeting in Umea, Sweden.

#OpenCall | 👉 Access EMBRC Italy's research services 🌊 ➡️ #Funding covers: access to ecosystems 🦑, experimental facilities 🧪 & tech platforms ➡️ Travel, accom & meals covered ⌛ Deadline: 19 May 🔗 For more: www.embrc.eu/country/italy/ @szndohrn.bsky.social @cnr-isp.bsky.social #MarineEcology

The 14th annual spring sampling campaign has successfully concluded. From April 8 to 24, researchers from the Institute of Polar Sciences collected snow samples from five different glaciers near Ny-Ålesund, to study the physical, chemical, and microbiological properties of the snowpack.

New Study: Plant Remains Embedded In A Modern Glacier Evidence A Warmer Antarctica 1000 Years Ago more information: www.cnr.it/it/news/1345... www.nature.com/articles/s43...

❄️📢The new Newsletter n.14 is out. You can find it at the following links 👇 ❄️ www.isp.cnr.it/index.php/en... 🇮🇹 www.isp.cnr.it/dmdocuments/... 🇬🇧 www.isp.cnr.it/dmdocuments/...

Thanks to his work on weathering crusts in Antarctica, we're very pleased that Giacomo was able to win this prize. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

❄🚨Emerging contaminants detected in Arctic waters: pharmaceuticals and personal care products found in Kongsfjorden (Svalbard). Retrieved concentrations may pose a serious threat to marine biodiversity. #Arctic #Pollution #OceanHealth To learn more 👇 www.cnr.it/it/comunicat...

The event “The contribution of scientific research for the future of our mountains” fosters dialogue between science and mountain communities. #CNR_ISP takes part and contributes through its work on the study and protection of glaciers and climate at Col Margherita, Testa Grigia/Plateau Rosa.

Today, March 21st, we celebrate the first World Day for Glaciers as part of the International Year of Glacier Preservation. Glaciers are essential for the environment: they store water in winter and release it during the drier summer months.

Practise your Italian (or use chatgpt) reading this interview with our station leader. www.cdt.ch/societa/stor...

The Beyond Epica ice cores are on their way to Europe. The ice from a depth of 2800m is expected to be about 1.2 million years old. Buon viaggio a tutti. www.beyondepica.eu/en/news-even...

Our researchers presenting new analytical methods for the study of the Beyond Epica Oldest Ice core recovered from Antarctica at the Beyond Epica scientific meeting in Venice.

The official #BeyondEPICA comic book, BEYOND EPICA and BEYOND, is out now, in coincidence with the Beyond EPICA Science Meeting, which started today in Palazzo Franchetti in Venice, Italy! © Eccher/Ponchione #science #comics #climate

March 8 International Women’s Day ❄️🔬 On this special day, we acknowledge the value and contributions of all women who conduct research and reaffirm our commitment to ensuring equal opportunities and visibility in science. 💪❄️👩‍🔬 #InternationalWomensDay #CNR #GenderEquality #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction

Photoreduction of mercury bromides in polar ice. An international research team co-led by IQF-CSIC and University of Valencia, with a contribution by ISP-CNR has discovered how almost all of the mercury deposited in polar ice re-emits to the atmosphere in the spring in the Arctic.

The Arctic is Turning Greener: The Tundra Expands at Record Speed A study by the CNR, published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, reveals an unprecedented expansion of the Arctic tundra in the 20th century, driven by ice loss and glacier retreat. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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