Dinosaurs: paleontologist puts Alaska on map
Long before tourists traipsed around Denali National Park there were dinosaurs, thousands of them, including a sickle-toed pack hunter who
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Month: August 2013
Search resumes for ships lost in 1845 Arctic expedition
Scientists are headed back to the Canadian Arctic this weekend to continue the search for HMS Erebus and HMS Terror,
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Heavy rain causes flooding in North Sweden
Intense downpour in the southern part of Norrland in northern Sweden has caused trouble for locals. Basements filled up, a
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New effort to bring Native foods to plates across Alaska
For years, leaders in the Alaska Native community have tried to negotiate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission
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Sewage leaks into Finland’s Maskunjoki River
Following a sewage leak, the condition of Maskunjoki River in Southwestern Finland is being investigated as an environmental accident. A
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Canadian Arctic – New fractures in centuries-old ice shelf
The last fully intact ice shelf on northern Ellesmere Island in Canada’s Arctic may soon be slipping away. Ice shelves
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Worker survives Yukon, Canada grizzly attack
A worker in a remote bush camp has walked away with fairly minor injuries after an encounter with a female
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Dutch elm disease spreads in Sweden
The warm summer has provided perfect conditions for a beetle that spreads the Dutch elm disease, a fungus that is
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Promising diamond find in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Recent tests on the Kennady Diamonds project in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) are yielding some exciting results for the small
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Arctic ice melting rapidly, but some ‘signs’ are false alarms
Recently, a webcam reportedly stationed on a buoy near the North Pole in the high Arctic caught an unusual snapshot
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Finland: 30min of sun stores enough vitamin D for autumn
People should be enjoying the summer sunshine now, so that the body’s vitamin D stores are fully replenished before the
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Sick babies cost Nunavut, Canada millions, study finds
A new study says Inuit children’s hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses such as RSV, pneumonia or bronchitis are costing Northern
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Sharp-edged mussel invades southern Sweden
The zebra mussel, which is considered invasive in many countries, is spreading rapidly in the province of Östergotland, in southeastern
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Civilian drones set to take flight over Arctic Alaska
Coming soon to an Arctic air space near you: The nation’s first commercial drone flights. Billed by federal regulators as
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Severed cable may mean delays at airport in Resolute, Nunavut
Flights heading to Resolute, a community in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, are unable to land using instruments because
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