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Scientists discovered a unique ecosystem under the Arctic (27.10.2025)
A few years ago, scientists from the University of Bergen, for the first time in history, managed to collect samples from one of the most remote and extreme seafloor environments deep under the Arctic ice. Now, their first findings reveal extreme hot springs, fragile metal-rich chimney structures, and enormous hydrogen release that could be crucial for the search for life in our Solar System.
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PhD defence Wanyee Wong (26.10.2025)
On Friday 10. October 2025 MSc. Wanyee Wong defended her PhD thesis: «Sea ice in the Nordic Seas during Dansgaard-Oeschger events»
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PhD defence Daniel Francis James Gunning (26.10.2025)
On Friday 24. October 2025 MSc. Daniel Francis James Gunning defended his PhD thesis «Modelling the Pleistocene Climate Cycles: Assessing the Roles of Precession and Obliquity»
Maja Lian Jæger og Rolf Birger Pedersen på Havobservasjonslaboratoriet.
We Know More About the Moon Than 60 percent of Earth’s Surface (16.10.2025)
Now the University of Bergen wants to uncover the secrets of the dark ocean, by establishing a national centre for deep-sea innovation.