CAGE researcher leads team in developing most successful numerical model of its kind
The new model has proven most accurate in predicting the upward progression of gasses in …
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Redesigned CAGE website offers unique and exciting features
The Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment, and Climate has recently decided to launch a …
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Malin Waage defends thesis on methane indicators in 3D and 4D seismic data
Methane gas and methane ice (methane hydrates) are common on continental shelves worldwide. In Malin …
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Glacial History of the Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica, to be Recovered In IODP Drill Cores
The Amundsen Sea is an embayment of the Antarctic continent in the middle of West …
Pavel Serov Defends Thesis on Methane Gas Release at the End of the Last Ice Age
Large areas of the Earth’s surface are blanketed in water in solid form, creating a …
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Seeking 2 PhD Candidates for the SEAMSTRESS Project at CAGE UiT in Marine Geophysics
NOTE: The deadline to apply for these positions has now passed. Link to the first …
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CAGE Researcher Serves as Cultural Bridge between Basque Country and the High North
Naima El bani Altuna helps to preserve a nearly-forgotten language while pursuing her dreams in …
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New research vessel Kronprins Haakon is changing what we know about polar waters
The new capabilities of the vessel are making waves in the field of subsea geology …
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Norwegian billionaire funds ‘dream research vessel’ due to launch in 2021
Article from Science: “The scale of the investment and commitment is astounding,” says Victor Zykov, …
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Kärt Paiste defends thesis on environmental changes after the Great Oxygenation Event
Earth’s capacity to sustain complex life is the most paramount feature that distinguishes it from …
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Family bonding activity leads to NOK 26 million in funding for CAGE researcher
When Andreia Plaza-Faverola was growing up in Venezuela, her father would take her snorkeling to …
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Pär Jansson defends thesis on methane release in the water column
Congratulations to Dr. Jansson who recently defended his thesis “Methane bubbles in the Arctic Ocean – …
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An ice free corridor sustained Arctic marine life during the last Ice Age
During the last ice age, there was an ice free corridor wedged between two large …
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Indian Ambassador visits climate science meeting in Tromsø
Newly appointed Indian ambassador to Norway, Hon. Krishan Kumar, recently visited a meeting at CAGE …
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CAGE researcher joins program for outstanding talent at UiT
A new talent development program, AURORA Outstanding, will train selected young research talents to become …
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CAGE professor given recognition for most cited edition of Marine Geology
CAGE professor Jürgen Mienert received an award as guest editor for one of the most …
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BLOG: Whether warm or cold, methane keeps leaking in the Arctic
Methane has been leaking in the Arctic for millions of years, independent of warm or …
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Successful Workshop on Scientific Drilling in the Arctic Ocean
CAGE arranged a MagellanPlus workshop in June, to develop a comprehensive proposal for International Ocean …
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CAGE director new member of The Norwegian Academy for Science and Letters
Professor Karin Andreassen has been elected as one of the new members of The Norwegian …
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Time travel through methane seeps, using tiny time capsules
24.000 years ago, the greenhouse gas methane started seeping from the Arctic Ocean floor northwest …
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Oases of life close to enormous methane plumes on the otherwise barren Arctic Ocean seafloor
New PhD dissertation from CAGE shows that methane derived carbon is a crucial part of …
Pink rocks from Russia expose one of the greatest events in the history of Earth
The Great Oxidation Event is one of the major scientific mysteries. Oxygen appeared on the …
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Algae, impurities darken the Greenland ice sheet and increase melting
The Dark Zone of the Greenland ice sheet has major impact on the surface melt …
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Workshop: scientific drilling in the Fram Strait
CAGE is arranging a MagellanPlus workshop in June, to develop a comprehensive proposal for International …
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CAGE Researcher to join IODP expedition to Antarctica
Mariana Esteves has been invited to contribute to the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) expedition …
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Listening for micro-earthquakes, hearing mega whales in the Arctic Ocean
How does the sound of a tiny tremor of the earth differ from the sound …
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Sea floor uplift after last ice age causes methane release in the Arctic today
Present-day release of methane from an area of the Arctic Ocean is an effect of …
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
We wish to thank all of our colleagues for support and fruitful collaborations in 2017. …
Substantial funding for cold loving bacteria research
Tromsø Research Foundation, has granted millions in funds to two projects important for CAGE: An …
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Exceptional score for CAGE
An international committee, assigned with mid-term evaluation of Centres of Excellence, gave CAGE an exceptional …
Dr. Ezat awarded the prestigious Newton International Fellowship
The high hanging fellowship will provide Mohamed Ezat, now postdoctoral researcher at CAGE, with an …
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New leadership at CAGE
Professor Karin Andreassen is the new director of Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and …
Exploring the canyons in Lofoten
The Lofoten islands are visited by millions of people each year. We made a different …
Stefan Bünz promoted to professor
Stefan Bünz, work package leader at CAGE, has been promoted to professor at UiT The …
Methane hydrate is not a smoking gun in the Arctic Ocean
Methane hydrate under the ocean floor was assumed to be very sensitive to increasing ocean temperatures. …
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Collapse of the European ice sheet caused chaos
Scientists have reconstructed in detail the collapse of the Eurasian ice sheet at the end …
Domes of frozen methane may be warning signs for new blow-outs
Several methane domes, some 500m wide, have been mapped on the Arctic Ocean floor. They …
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Massive craters formed by methane blow-outs from the Arctic sea floor
A new study in Science shows that hundreds of massive, kilometre –wide, craters on the …
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Ocean waters above methane seeps absorb large amounts of CO2
Surface waters above methane seeps in the Arctic Ocean act as CO2 sinks, new PNAS …
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Giuliana Panieri elected president of EGU division
Associate Professor Giuliana Panieri has been elected president of Division on Biogeosciences at European Geosciences Union …
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Battered Earth revived by mineral weathering after mass extinction
Bedrock of Earth got severely beaten up by hothouse climate conditions during one of planet’s …
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CAGE Annual Report 2016
Read about some of our achievements in 2016 in our Annual Report.
Northern oceans pumped CO2 into the atmosphere
Norwegian Sea acted as CO2 source in the past. It pumped the greenhouse gas into …
New reconstruction of an ancient ice sheet
A new model reconstruction shows in exceptional detail the evolution of the Eurasian ice sheet during …
Happy New Year!
We wish you all a happy and successful 2017, and we are looking forward to …
New study describes 200 million years of geological evolution
200 million years of geological evolution of a fault in the Earth’s crust has recently been …
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Gender equality in Arctic STEM fields
CAGE has achieved gender equality among its scientist on all levels. How did this Arctic Centre …
Into the thinning ice of the Arctic Ocean
Research vessel Polarstern reached new and barely explored areas of the High Arctic Ocean this …
Record high greenhouse gas releases in 2015
Global observations of greenhouse gases show that CO2 and methane releases have broken all records in 2015. Cathrine …
Around the world in four days
CAGE hosted 13th international conference on gas in marine sediments (GIMS) in Tromsø this week. Text: …
New steering committee member: Kristina Helland-Hansen
Kristina Helland-Hansen, head of Exploration Technology department at Statoil, has accepted a position as a …
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Methane sensor retrieved by RV Polarstern
German research vessel Polarstern has retrieved a CAGE methane sensor from 2600-meter water depth in the Fram …
Sediments control methane release to the ocean
Whether greenhouse gas methane escapes from the ocean floor depends on the characteristic of the …
Arctic clues on worst mass extinction of life
Extreme global warming caused a severe mass extinction of life on Earth 252 million years …
Sea ice strongly linked to climate change in past 90 000 years
Expansion and retreat of sea ice varied consistently in pace with rapid climate changes through …
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Specialized life forms abound at Arctic methane seeps
Methane seeps have strong effects on the community structure at the bottom of the Arctic …
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What does Arctic Ocean have to do with Indian monsoons?
The sea ice cover in the Arctic is important to more than polar bears and …
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Successful ROV expedition to methane seeps in High Arctic
The expedition was a collaboration between two Norwegian centres of excellence – NTNU AMOS and …
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Observatories, long-term greenhouse gas data retrieved from the Arctic Ocean
CAGE scientists have recently retrieved two long-term observatories that have been sitting on the ocean …
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CAGE Annual Report 2015
Read about some of our achievements in 2015 in our Annual Report.