CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria speaks with Katarina Gårdfeldt, Secretary General of the Polar Research Secretariat, during the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090C

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria attends the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria attends the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria attends the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria attends the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria attends the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria attends the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

ROIS, NIPR and ISM exteriors, logos and signage

ROIS, NIPR and ISM exteriors, logos and signage

Exterior, logo, and signage for Organization of Information and Systems(ROIS), the National Institute of Polar Research(NIPR), and The Institute of Statistical Mathematics(ISM)=September 17,2024,Tokyo,Japan

NIPR signage and logo

NIPR signage and logo

Signage and logo of the National Institute of Polar Research(NIPR)=September 17,2024,Tokyo,Japan

Exterior, logo, and signage for NIPR and ISM

Exterior, logo, and signage for NIPR and ISM

Exterior, logo, and signage for the National Institute of Polar Research(NIPR) and the Institute of Statistical Mathematics(ISM)=September 17,2024,Tokyo,Japan

Signboard and logo of ISM, NIPR

Signboard and logo of ISM, NIPR

Signboard and logo of The Institute of Statistical Mathematics(ISM), National Institute of Polar Research(NIPR)=September 17,2024,Tokyo,Japan

Mars meteorite to feature at 2025 Osaka Expo

Mars meteorite to feature at 2025 Osaka Expo

Martian rocks on display at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan. This photograph shows a Martian meteorite stored by the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR).=September 17,2024,Tachikawa, western Tokyo

Mars meteorite to feature at 2025 Osaka Expo

Mars meteorite to feature at 2025 Osaka Expo

Martian rocks to be exhibited at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan. This photo shows a Martian meteorite stored by the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR). （In the foreground is a Martian meteorite stored by the National Institute of Polar Research. (In the back is a lunar meteorite kept by the National Institute of Polar Research)=September 17,2024,Tachikawa, western Tokyo

Mars meteorite to feature at 2025 Osaka Expo

Mars meteorite to feature at 2025 Osaka Expo

Photo taken at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2024, shows a meteorite from Mars discovered in Antarctica. The government said the same day the rock will be displayed to the public for the first time at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.

Mars meteorite to feature at 2025 Osaka Expo

Mars meteorite to feature at 2025 Osaka Expo

Photo taken at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2024, shows a meteorite from Mars discovered in Antarctica. The government said the same day the rock will be displayed to the public for the first time at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.

Mars meteorite to feature at 2025 Osaka Expo

Mars meteorite to feature at 2025 Osaka Expo

Photo taken at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Sept. 17, 2024, shows a meteorite from Mars discovered in Antarctica. The government said the same day the rock will be displayed to the public for the first time at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-CHINA-ARCTIC YELLOW STATION-SCIENTISTS

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-CHINA-ARCTIC YELLOW STATION-SCIENTISTS

(240626) -- NY-ALESUND (NORWAY), June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese scientist Hu Zhengyi (R) communicates with Special Adviser of Norwegian Polar Institute Kim Holmen at China's Arctic Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, on June 21, 2024. In late June, amid Norway's Svalbard archipelago, marking the onset of summer in the Arctic islands, Chinese scientists at a pioneering research outpost delve into uncharted territories while fostering deep friendships with colleagues worldwide, blending scientific exploration with the warmth of human camaraderie. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhao Dingzhe) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese scientists brave Arctic depths, discover bonds beyond borders

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-CHINA-ARCTIC YELLOW STATION-SCIENTISTS

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-CHINA-ARCTIC YELLOW STATION-SCIENTISTS

(240626) -- NY-ALESUND (NORWAY), June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientist Hu Zhengyi (R) communicates with Special Adviser of Norwegian Polar Institute Kim Holmen at China's Arctic Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, on June 21, 2024. In late June, amid Norway's Svalbard archipelago, marking the onset of summer in the Arctic islands, Chinese scientists at a pioneering research outpost delve into uncharted territories while fostering deep friendships with colleagues worldwide, blending scientific exploration with the warmth of human camaraderie. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese scientists brave Arctic depths, discover bonds beyond borders

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-YELLOW RIVER STATION-CHINESE RESEARCHERS

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-YELLOW RIVER STATION-CHINESE RESEARCHERS

(240626) -- NY-ALESUND, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Hu Zhengyi (R), a member of the Chinese Arctic expedition team, communicates with Special Advisor of Norwegian Polar Institute Kim Holmen at the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, June 21, 2024. Situated at 79 degrees north latitude in the northwestern region of Spitsbergen, the largest island in Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago, Ny-Alesund is the world's northernmost permanent settlement. Once a thriving coal mining town, Ny-Alesund now buzzes with the activities of polar researchers. Since the Yellow River Station's inception in 2004, China has established a significant presence in this scientific sanctuary, carrying out a range of observations and investigations in glaciology, terrestrial ecology, marine ecology, space physics, and other fields. By the end of 2023, the Yellow River Station had supported more than 250 scientific research projects and hosted over 660 researchers. As China's first Arctic research s

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-YELLOW RIVER STATION-CHINESE RESEARCHERS

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-YELLOW RIVER STATION-CHINESE RESEARCHERS

(240626) -- NY-ALESUND, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hu Zhengyi (R), a member of the Chinese Arctic expedition team, communicates with Special Advisor of Norwegian Polar Institute Kim Holmen at the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, June 21, 2024. Situated at 79 degrees north latitude in the northwestern region of Spitsbergen, the largest island in Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago, Ny-Alesund is the world's northernmost permanent settlement. Once a thriving coal mining town, Ny-Alesund now buzzes with the activities of polar researchers. Since the Yellow River Station's inception in 2004, China has established a significant presence in this scientific sanctuary, carrying out a range of observations and investigations in glaciology, terrestrial ecology, marine ecology, space physics, and other fields. By the end of 2023, the Yellow River Station had supported more than 250 scientific research projects and hosted over 660 researchers. As China's first Arctic research station, it has

Lone Chinese researcher's winter in the Arctic

STORY: Lone Chinese researcher's winter in the Arctic SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: Oslo CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI BIN, Deputy researcher, Polar Research Institute of China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI BIN, Deputy researcher, Polar Research Institute of China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HE FANG, Deputy researcher, Polar Research Institute of China 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI BIN, Deputy researcher, Polar Research Institute of China STORYLINE: The small town of Ny-Alesund lies in the heart of the Svalbard archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. It hosts the world's northernmost year-round research station, which is pivotal to the exploration of Earth's polar extremes. The compound included the Yellow River Station, China's first Arctic research station. In wintertime in this land of eternal darkness, Li Bin, a deputy researcher at the Polar Research Institute

NORWAY-SVALBARD-YELLOW RIVER STATION-RESEARCHER

NORWAY-SVALBARD-YELLOW RIVER STATION-RESEARCHER

(231128) -- SVALBARD, Nov. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Bin, a deputy researcher at the Polar Research Institute of China, takes photos of auroras near the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, Nov. 10, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lone Chinese researcher's winter in the Arctic" (Xinhua/Zhang Yuliang)

NORWAY-SVALBARD-YELLOW RIVER STATION-RESEARCHER

NORWAY-SVALBARD-YELLOW RIVER STATION-RESEARCHER

(231128) -- SVALBARD, Nov. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Bin, a deputy researcher at the Polar Research Institute of China, has a video chat with his wife and son at the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, Nov. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lone Chinese researcher's winter in the Arctic" (Xinhua/Zhang Yuliang)

NORWAY-SVALBARD-YELLOW RIVER STATION-RESEARCHER

NORWAY-SVALBARD-YELLOW RIVER STATION-RESEARCHER

(231128) -- SVALBARD, Nov. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Bin, a deputy researcher at the Polar Research Institute of China, takes photos of auroras near the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, Nov. 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lone Chinese researcher's winter in the Arctic" (Xinhua/Zhang Yuliang)

NORWAY-SVALBARD-YELLOW RIVER STATION-RESEARCHER

NORWAY-SVALBARD-YELLOW RIVER STATION-RESEARCHER

(231128) -- SVALBARD, Nov. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Bin, a deputy researcher at the Polar Research Institute of China, checks the equipment near the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, Nov. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lone Chinese researcher's winter in the Arctic" (Xinhua/Zhang Yuliang)

NORWAY-SVALBARD-YELLOW RIVER STATION-RESEARCHER

NORWAY-SVALBARD-YELLOW RIVER STATION-RESEARCHER

(231128) -- SVALBARD, Nov. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Bin, a deputy researcher at the Polar Research Institute of China, works in his office at the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, Nov. 10, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lone Chinese researcher's winter in the Arctic" (Xinhua/Zhang Yuliang)

Japan Antarctica team to set up wind power generator

Japan Antarctica team to set up wind power generator

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Nakamura, a member of the 56th Japanese Antarctic expedition team, checks the drawing for a wind power generation system he is going to set up in Antarctica, at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo's Tachikawa City on Nov. 13, 2014, before the team's departure on Nov. 25.

World's oldest ice shown to media

World's oldest ice shown to media

TOKYO, Japan - A block of ice, believed to be a million years old, is shown to media at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo on April 17. Japan's Antarctic exploration team drilled in Antarctica and collected the ice from 3,029 meters deep in January.

(2)Showa base and Tokyo hold video conference

(2)Showa base and Tokyo hold video conference

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Science and technology minister Takeo Kawamura (R) speaks from Tokyo's National Institute of Polar Research to members of a Japanese Antarctic expedition team in Showa Base on June 28.

(1)Japanese expedition leaves for Antarctica

(1)Japanese expedition leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's 11,600-ton icebreaker Shirase sets sail from Tokyo port for the Antarctica on Nov. 14, carrying a research expedition led by Masaru Ayukawa of the National Institute of Polar Research. The team consists of 60 members, including 40 who will winter in the Antarctica.

CHINA-XUELONG-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-START (CN)

CHINA-XUELONG-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-START (CN)

(221026) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, sets off for the country's 39th Antarctic expedition from Shanghai, east China, Oct. 26, 2022. A total of 255 researchers will carry out investigations in the fields of atmospheric composition, water environment, sedimentary environment and ecosystem at the South Pole, and will arrive in two batches, with the second batch setting out on Oct. 31, 2022. The expedition team is expected to return to China in early April next year. (Polar Research Institute of China/Handout via Xinhua)

CHINA-XUELONG-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-START (CN)

CHINA-XUELONG-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-START (CN)

(221026) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers wave goodbye as the research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, sets off for the country's 39th Antarctic expedition from Shanghai, east China, Oct. 26, 2022. A total of 255 researchers will carry out investigations in the fields of atmospheric composition, water environment, sedimentary environment and ecosystem at the South Pole, and will arrive in two batches, with the second batch setting out on Oct. 31, 2022. The expedition team is expected to return to China in early April next year. (Polar Research Institute of China/Handout via Xinhua)

CHINA-XUELONG-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-START (CN)

CHINA-XUELONG-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION-START (CN)

(221026) -- SHANGHAI, Oct. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, sets off for the country's 39th Antarctic expedition from Shanghai, east China, Oct. 26, 2022. A total of 255 researchers will carry out investigations in the fields of atmospheric composition, water environment, sedimentary environment and ecosystem at the South Pole, and will arrive in two batches, with the second batch setting out on Oct. 31, 2022. The expedition team is expected to return to China in early April next year. (Polar Research Institute of China/Handout via Xinhua)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XUELONG-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XUELONG-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220426) -- SHANGHAI, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China's research icebreaker Xuelong is moored at a port in east China's Shanghai, on April 26, 2022. China's research icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to Shanghai on Tuesday, marking the end of the country's 38th Antarctic expedition. Two icebreakers participated in the 174-day Antarctic expedition, with the Xuelong 2 arriving in Shanghai six days ago. (Polar Research Institute of China/Handout via Xinhua)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XUELONG-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(EyesonSci) CHINA-XUELONG-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION (CN)

(220426) -- SHANGHAI, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China's research icebreaker Xuelong arrives in east China's Shanghai, on April 26, 2022. China's research icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to Shanghai on Tuesday, marking the end of the country's 38th Antarctic expedition. Two icebreakers participated in the 174-day Antarctic expedition, with the Xuelong 2 arriving in Shanghai six days ago. (Polar Research Institute of China/Handout via Xinhua)

Nippon Shimpo's drill used in the previous deep drilling of the Antarctic ice sheet

Nippon Shimpo's drill used in the previous deep drilling of the Antarctic ice sheet

Nippon Shinkan (Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture) has delivered high-precision aluminum tubes to the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) for their deep drilling of the Antarctic ice sheet. This is the first time in 17 years that Nippon Shintube has supplied aluminum tubes to the National Institute of Polar Research since 2002, when the company supplied them to the institute's 2003-2007 drilling project. According to the Polar Research Institute, the first drill is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. In order not to collide with the rotary drill stored inside, a high degree of precision was achieved with a length of 5 meters and a bending accuracy of 0.3 mm or less. "There are no molds left. We had to redo everything, including the materials," said Takeo Kitazawa, general manager of the Technology Development Department, Safety & Environment Department, and Management Department. Photo taken on June 21, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

World's oldest ice shown to media

World's oldest ice shown to media

TOKYO, Japan - A block of ice, believed to be a million years old, is shown to media at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo on April 17. Japan's Antarctic exploration team drilled in Antarctica and collected the ice from 3,029 meters deep in January. (Kyodo)

(1)Japanese expedition leaves for Antarctica

(1)Japanese expedition leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's 11,600-ton icebreaker Shirase sets sail from Tokyo port for the Antarctica on Nov. 14, carrying a research expedition led by Masaru Ayukawa of the National Institute of Polar Research. The team consists of 60 members, including 40 who will winter in the Antarctica. (Kyodo)

Movable housing used at South Pole

Movable housing used at South Pole

Photo taken at the National Institute of Polar Research in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2019, shows a movable housing facility that can be used under extreme weather conditions such as at the South Pole. Know-how and technologies used for the facility, developed by Japan's space agency JAXA and major housing developer Misawa Homes Co., are expected to be reflected in the proposed moon base construction in the future. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

(2)Showa base and Tokyo hold video conference

(2)Showa base and Tokyo hold video conference

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Science and technology minister Takeo Kawamura (R) speaks from Tokyo's National Institute of Polar Research to members of a Japanese Antarctic expedition team in Showa Base on June 28. (Kyodo)

3,554 meteorites discovered in Antarctica by Japanese team

3,554 meteorites discovered in Antarctica by Japanese team

TOKYO, Japan - Photo released Jan. 23 by the National Institute of Polar Research shows one of 3,554 meteorites collected by a Japanese expedition team in the Antarctic. The haul is expected to provide valuable material for research into the evolution of the solar system, education and science ministry officials said.