CNR ISP
@cnr-isp.bsky.social
Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy
The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the largest salt desert in the world: an immense white expanse at an altitude of 3,600 meters that changes its appearance with the seasons.
In the rainy season, however, a very thin layer of water turns it into one of the most perfect natural mirrors on the planet.
In the rainy season, however, a very thin layer of water turns it into one of the most perfect natural mirrors on the planet.
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the largest salt desert in the world: an immense white expanse at an altitude of 3,600 meters that changes its appearance with the seasons.
In the rainy season, however, a very thin layer of water turns it into one of the most perfect natural mirrors on the planet.
In the rainy season, however, a very thin layer of water turns it into one of the most perfect natural mirrors on the planet.
In the photo we can see Andrei, our PhD student sampling snow at Concordia station to study microplastics and organic pollutants at this remote location. To make sure he doesn't contaminate the sample he's wearing extra large clean room robes over his cold weather gear.
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In the photo we can see Andrei, our PhD student sampling snow at Concordia station to study microplastics and organic pollutants at this remote location. To make sure he doesn't contaminate the sample he's wearing extra large clean room robes over his cold weather gear.
The fifth and final drilling campaign of the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project has just begun in Antarctica, at the remote field site of Little Dome C, 3,200 metres above sea level.
An international team of 15 will drill the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet and take duplicate ice samples.
An international team of 15 will drill the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet and take duplicate ice samples.
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The fifth and final drilling campaign of the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project has just begun in Antarctica, at the remote field site of Little Dome C, 3,200 metres above sea level.
An international team of 15 will drill the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet and take duplicate ice samples.
An international team of 15 will drill the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet and take duplicate ice samples.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers is on board the research vessel Kronprins Haakon to take part in the EXTREME25 expedition, led by the Arctic University of Norway (UiT). The objective is to explore extreme deep-sea environments.
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A multidisciplinary team of researchers is on board the research vessel Kronprins Haakon to take part in the EXTREME25 expedition, led by the Arctic University of Norway (UiT). The objective is to explore extreme deep-sea environments.
Activities of the PNRA PACE project (Plankton Production and Carbon Flux in Antarctic Coastal Ecosystems) have officially begun in the extraordinary Terra Nova Bay (TNB) during the XLI Antarctic Expedition. Researchers begun ice-core and water- sampling.
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Activities of the PNRA PACE project (Plankton Production and Carbon Flux in Antarctic Coastal Ecosystems) have officially begun in the extraordinary Terra Nova Bay (TNB) during the XLI Antarctic Expedition. Researchers begun ice-core and water- sampling.
The snow of Svalbard tells a climate story and is a true natural laboratory for studying how climate influences the seasonal chemistry of snow.
A new article acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/... describes these changes.
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A new article acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/... describes these changes.
@dirigibile-italia.bsky.social @awi.de
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The snow of Svalbard tells a climate story and is a true natural laboratory for studying how climate influences the seasonal chemistry of snow.
A new article acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/... describes these changes.
@dirigibile-italia.bsky.social @awi.de
A new article acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/... describes these changes.
@dirigibile-italia.bsky.social @awi.de
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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...
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The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) have announced the 2025 Antarctic Fellowship.
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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.
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.
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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.
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.
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.
October 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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.
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resolve.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Our director Prof. Giuliana Panieri gave an invited lecture on "Svalbard in a pan-Arctic context" at the Svalbard Science Conference in Oslo.
October 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Our director Prof. Giuliana Panieri gave an invited lecture on "Svalbard in a pan-Arctic context" at the Svalbard Science Conference in Oslo.
🔊 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...
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...
September 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🔊 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...
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.
September 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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 ISP-CNR ICE CORE DRILLING SYSTEM: ADDRESSING FIRN AQUIFERS FROM ARCTIC TO HIGH-ALTITUDE GLACIERS”.
Provides key insights into firm aquifers and glacier dynamics.
September 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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 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.
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.
July 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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.
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
July 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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
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
July 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🎙️ 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
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.
July 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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.
June 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A new paper in scientific advances (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) describing how warm water destabilised the ice shelf in the past.
🌊 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
Key Arctic data collected + new sensors & buoy via #PNRR_ITINERIS.
Vital for tracking climate change. Year 16 starts soon!
#NYA2025 #ClimateScience #OceanMonitoring #ArcticResearch
June 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🌊 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
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!
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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...
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...
June 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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...
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...
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
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
June 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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
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