Polarquest and Arssciencia launch the Iberian Orcas Project.
Iberian Orcas Project: Mare Plasticum – From the Arctic to Galicia
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Radio2 Caterpillar Interviews Polarquest’s Paola Catapano
Paola Catapano and Margarita Cimadevila speak to Radio2 about the upcoming Iberian Orcas Project.
Lady Magellan Safety at Sea Training
Helen Morris, one of the all-women crew of Lady Magellan for the ARC 2026 Atlantic crossing—PolarQuest next major expedition—shares her experience of sea survival training on Lake Geneva.
Sailing Report: the Atlantic on board Lady Magellan
PolarQuest’s young scientists Elena Gazzarrini shares her experience and impressions during the sailing trip from la Rochelle (FR) to Ribadero (ES).
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.