Francois Burgay, 34, a chemist with the Paul Scherrer Institute of Switzerland, prepares to take a snow sample to detect molecules connected to algal bloom. Scientists hope chemical signals from these blooms will help them to understand how Arctic waters are changing. Burgay said: ‘One of the special things about this place is there are a lot of different scientists. I’m a chemist. It’s one of the few places in the world where these kinds of exchanges are so informal and so spontaneous.’

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2023 01:42 UTC