26 mar ’25
Press Coverage
polarquest featured on AISE ahead of the norway tour
Italian AISE’s article on Paola Catapano’s April conference tour in Norway to present the Polarquest 2018 expedition.
AISE – Agenzia Internazionale Stampa Estero has published an article about Paola Catapano’s upcoming tour in Norway, where she will present her book “Ottantesimo parallelo: un’avventura tra scienza e ghiacci”. From April 7 to 14, the scientific journalist and documentary filmmaker will visit six Dante Alighieri Society Committees, retracing the Polarquest2018 expedition, which she conceived and directed to mark the 90th anniversary of General Umberto Nobile’s polar mission. The tour will stop in Stavanger (April 7), Trondheim (April 8), Bergen (April 9), Kristiansand (April 10), Halden (April 11), and Oslo (April 14).
With the Norway tour approaching, Polarquest2018 continues to spark interest in Arctic exploration and climate research. Through film screenings, previously unpublished images, and discussions about her book, Catapano will share insights into the challenges of scientific expeditions in extreme environments.
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Un nouveau bateau dans la Fleet4Science
Polarquest rencontre à La Rochelle Vladimir Charles à bord du 33 Export, le mythique voilier de la course au large française.
From the Higgs Boson to UN Plastic Pollution Negotiations
Read Paola Catapano’s article published on Societa’ Italiana di Fisica (SIF) Prima Pagina on how artificial intelligence techniques, originally developed for Higgs boson data analysis at CERN, are now being employed to accelerate global plastic pollution negotiations spearheaded by the United Nations.
CERN technology showcased in context of UN Plastic Treaty discussions
AI data analysis techniques developed at CERN were showcased during a side event of INC-5.2.
UN Plastic Treaty INC-5.2 – Side Event
The Polarquest Association, in partnership with CERN’s project Edge spAIce, organises a side event of the UN Plastic Treaty INC-5.2 at CERN’s Ideasquare and online to show how citizen science, supported by novel AI techniques, can help combat global plastic pollution.
The fight against plastic bags in Africa
Andrea Micozzi, a master’s student in theoretical physics at Sapienza University and contributor to Treccani, writes from Tanzania about the continent’s leading role in the fight against plastic waste—and what it reveals about our own habits.
BioBlitz activity report
On May 23, 2025, three vessels of the newly formed Fleet4Science teamed up with the Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences of the University of Milano-Bicocca to take part in the Spot-The-Monk campaign—an effort to monitor the elusive Mediterranean monk seal through environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling. This collaborative operation brought together marine biologists, sailboat owners, young students, and passionate science communicators in a unique blend of research, adventure, and public engagement.