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Time travel

02.08.2022, 15:11

Long distance flights can sometimes be shorter than expected. The long flight legs back to Europe leave Thomas Spengler with plenty of time to ponder various reasons on how to shorten flight time.

A bit of science on board

02.08.2022, 14:52

Mattia Ferraro explains a scientific instrument on board the Statsraad Lehmkuhl and compares the waters between the Islands of Fiji and Tonga with the west coast of Norway.

Waves and wave energy

02.08.2022, 14:29

Hao Chen commemorates the friends who are always with us on the ocean – waves – and he is impressed by the immense energy hidden in them.

Navigating the seas – where are we?

02.08.2022, 14:25

Tobias Zolles explains how sailors used to navigate the seas using the sun and the stars.

Oxygen links the big oceans and the small fjords

02.08.2022, 14:07

The Pacific Ocean and Norwegian fjords may be very different, but oxygen is important no matter where in the ocean you are, writes Torunn Sagen.

Bula culture

19.07.2022, 21:58

Mattia Ferraro describes his feelings about the culture of the South Pacific. Despite COVID-19, the atmosphere on the ship is pleasant.

Time scales and climate change

19.07.2022, 11:10

Natacha Fabregas writes about the changing climate throughout Earth’s history.

Head in the clouds

19.07.2022, 10:45

Clouds offer both a stunning scenery for Statsraad Lehmkuhl and an insight into the weather conditions, writes Johannes Lutzmann

Is there no other life out there?

19.07.2022, 10:05

The ocean is all we have seen for weeks now. Jessica Tengvall tells about the day we finally saw something else.

Sea level rise – taking it personal

18.07.2022, 11:28

Charlotte Rahlves connects her research on the Greenland ice sheet to sea-level rise in the South Pacific and pleads for a more emotional approach to science.

Night watch

18.07.2022, 10:16

Having to be on watch between midnight and 4 a.m. might not sound very appealing, but definitely has its charms, as Clemens Spensberger describes.

Drifting westward on the currents while zigzagging our way eastward

15.07.2022, 16:08

The currents are pushing us westward while we try to move eastward. Vår Dundas writes about sailing when both the current and the wind work against you, and a bit on the excitement of sail furling.

Hey ho, let’s go! An exchange of knowledge in the face of climate change

15.07.2022, 15:57

Jessica Tengvall writes about the journey that will teach us to keep the ship afloat, while discussing how to keep Earth afloat.

Drinking the Sea

15.07.2022, 15:23

While water levels aboard continue to plummet, Emma looks in to how to make fresh water at sea.

Ocean Stories – Talanoa

12.07.2022, 12:16

Talanoa is more than a conversation, writes Elin Darelius. What stories can we tell each other about the ocean? How do we see the ocean?

Teaching sessions in a floating classroom

12.07.2022, 10:34

Hearing about Fijian students’ perspective on the IPCC report was surprising to me, writes Torunn Sagen.

Despite working around the clock to pull ropes to trim and brace the sails, Statsraad Lehmkuhl is not getting closer to Tonga. Kjersti Konstali explains why there is no hope of having tailwinds in the Trades when going east.