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Environmental toxins enter the brain tissue of polar bears

24.07.2013
Scientists from Denmark and Canada are worried by their new findings showing that several bioaccumulative perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are crossing the blood brain barrier of polar bears from Scoresby Sound, East Greenland.

Improved research facilities for ASP scientists

01.07.2013
New research stations are now available to ASP scientists in North-East Greenland. The stations are donated by the VILLUM Foundation and the Aage V. Jensen Foundation to Greenland Self Government and Aarhus University.

EUROFLEETS2: Calls for ship time and embarked equipment - Now open

21.06.2013

EUROFLEETS2 is a EU funded project providing scientists with 200 fully funded days of ship-time and 104 fully funded days of marine equipment to carry out ship-based research activities within any field of marine sciences.

 

Geneticists to investigate two important species of freshwater fish

11.06.2013
Can Arctic charr and stickleback adapt to the climate changes in Greenland through evolution? This is the question behind a new research project managed by the Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University.

Climate changes to blame for fewer insects in the Arctic

07.06.2013
The warmer climate in the Arctic has resulted in plants flowering earlier than previously and for a shorter period of time overall. This has caused a shift in the period when insect pollinators are present. Aarhus University researchers can now demonstrate that this development means that the number of some species of insect pollinators has been halved in fourteen years. by Christina Troelsen

Basic oases in an acidified ocean

07.06.2013
A new research project with the Arctic Research Centre investigates whether arctic seaweed forests may act as oases for animals with calcareous shells, animals that are challenged by the climate change induced acidification of the world’s seas. by Signe Høgslund

A test of the Arctic Science Partnership – 2013 Nuuk Sea Ice Campaign

06.06.2013

When the Arctic Science Partnership (ASP) held its first meeting in November, 2012 an ambitious plan was developed to send an international team of researchers to Nuuk to study sea ice.  Why was it ambitious?  We only had four months to organize it!  With participants from three countries and fou

Climate changes and the importance of Sea Ice

04.06.2013

During the past decades the temperature has increased significantly in the Arctic. This has reduced the extent of the sea ice cover by approximately 29% since 1980. Greenhouse gases (e.g. CO2 and N2O) are known to affect the climate and these gasses have therefore received a lot of attention.

Intensified research of Arctic greenhouse gases

04.05.2013

Aiming to understand the processes controlling the greenhouse gases, major research efforts have been launched with Nuuk as focus area. The sea, sea-ice and land as well as its vegetation absorb and release greenhouse gases.

Søren Rysgaard to present at the Canada Excellence Research Chairs Presentations

25.04.2013

Canada Excellence Research Chairs Presentations - hosted by the University of Alberta.The public is invited to attend this very special event on campus where some of Canada's greatest minds will share key developments and the latest discoveries in their respective research programs.

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