http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/coronavirus-concerns-force-arctic-research-mission-cancel-flights > The Polarstern is drifting with Arctic ice. Research flights supporting the mission have been canceled. > The global coronavirus outbreak is now curtailing research at the top of the world. Travel restrictions imposed by Norway have forced the cancellation of research flights in support of the Polarstern, the icebound German research ship that is the centerpiece of a $150 million mission to study the effects of climate change on the Arctic.