News & Press Releases
9 November 2025
Three cold-adapted mosquitoes of the species Culiseta annulata were found in southern Iceland this autumn, ending the country’s long-standing status as one of the few places on Earth without mosquitoes and raising questions about Arctic ecology and climate change.
8 November 2025
For over fifteen years, the UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security has been at the forefront of Arctic scholarship, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and students to better understand the region’s evolving political and security landscape. The Network’s newly published Success Story, “A Holistic Picture by Combining Geopolitics and Security (Studies), and Implementing a Dialogue”, written by Professor Lassi Heininen, highlights the Network’s remarkable journey and its two flagship initiatives: the Arctic Yearbook and the Calotte Academy.
29 October 2025
In a rare display of political unity, all parties in the Faroese Parliament (Løgtingið) reached an agreement recently on the route and tendering of a long-awaited 24.3 kilometer long subsea tunnel to Suðuroy, the southernmost island of the Faroe Islands.
27 October 2025
After a long pause since 2014, the Arctic Portal is delighted to reopen its Young Arctic Researchers & Features section, a dedicated space for sharing insights, ideas, and reflections from the next generation of Arctic scholars and professionals.
24 October 2025
From Akureyri to Reykjavík, women across Iceland unite once again to demand real equality.
Today, October 24 2025, women across Iceland are taking part in Kvennafrídagurinn, The Women’s Day Off, a collective strike reminding society that gender equality remains unfinished work. From Ráðhústorg in Akureyri, where crowds gathered this morning in solidarity, to Arnarhóll in Reykjavík, where thousands are expected to rally later today, and across towns and villages throughout the country, the message echoes clearly: Iceland’s women are still not done fighting for full equality.
Call for Abstracts: 11th China–Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium in Tromsø, February 2026 - Update
10 October 2025
We are pleased to announce that the 11th China – Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium will be held from February 1 to 2 ,2026 in Tromsø Norway this year. Please note that the Symposium will be immediately followed by the Arctic Frontiers Conference, scheduled from February 2 to 5, 2026 in Tromsø, Norway.
Changes have taken place in the public organization of the indigenous peoples of the North of Russia
7 October 2025
Although the event took place in April 2025, it continues to have significance for the Indigenous movement today. At the X Congress of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East (RAIPON), a new president was elected and the priorities of the organization were discussed for the years ahead.
Below we share a detailed overview of the Congress and the key decisions that will shape the future of RAIPON and its work to protect the rights, culture and livelihoods of the Indigenous Peoples of the North.
2 October 2025
The organizing committee of the 17th International Green Energy Conference and the 6th International Conference on Energy and AI, is excited to announce that the official conference agenda is now available on igec25.is.
30 September 2025
Wind, the invisible force that sweeps across oceans and mountain passes, is fast becoming a pillar of the renewable revolution. Turbines now convert air’s kinetic power into electricity for hundreds of millions of homes, and global wind capacity has climbed beyond 1.1 terawatts.
For Iceland, one of the windiest countries on Earth, turning breeze into power might seem obvious. Yet the island has long met its needs with abundant hydropower and geothermal heat. Only now is wind beginning to enter the national energy mix.
19 September 2025
The 11th China–Nordic Arctic Cooperation (CNARC) Symposium will take place in Tromsø, Norway, from 1–2 February 2026, immediately ahead of the Arctic Frontiers Conference (2–5 February).
With the theme “Human footprints in the Arctic – remote and on-site,” the symposium will bring together researchers and experts to explore key aspects of Arctic cooperation, science, and sustainability.
15 September 2025
Communities and scientists in northern Alaska are observing a startling transformation: once-clear rivers and streams are turning a bright orange color. The cause lies beneath the ground; thawing permafrost is exposing ancient mineral deposits, releasing metals that stain waterways and threaten ecosystems.
10 September 2025
In a remarkable breakthrough, researchers at Stanford University have discovered that Arctic diatoms—microscopic, single-celled algae with glass-like walls—can actively glide through channels in frozen sea ice at temperatures as low as −15 °C. This sets a new record for the coldest movement ever observed in complex living cells, overturning long-held assumptions about life in extreme cold.
29 August 2025
A new scientific study has revealed that the potential collapse of the Gulf Stream system, a crucial part of the Earth’s climate, can no longer be considered an unlikely scenario. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), often referred to as the Gulf Stream, plays a vital role in transporting warm water from the southern hemisphere toward Europe and the Arctic, where it cools, sinks, and drives a deep return current. This circulation has not been weaker in the past 1,600 years, largely due to global warming and rising sea levels.
22 August 2025
On 15 August 2025, the ashes of Jean Malaurie were inhumated in the cemetery of Siorapaluk, North-West Greenland, in a ceremony attended by his son Guillaume, his three grandsons, and many members of the local community.
Siorapaluk holds a special place in Malaurie’s life: it was here, during the winter of 1950–51, that he lived among the Inughuit, an experience that profoundly shaped his worldview and inspired his classic book The Last Kings of Thule (1955).
7 August 2025
In a recent editorial published in Advances in Polar Science (Volume 36, Issue 2), renowned science diplomat Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman shares his vision for the 5th International Polar Year (IPY-5), emphasizing global inclusion as a cornerstone. Prof. Berkman explores current and accelerating momentum to implement science with society across the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development 2024–2033 with IPY-5 as a guiding light.
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