Do the extreme conditions of Antarctica change the human brain?
Using Antarctica as a test ground, a group of researchers has found that extreme environmental conditions really can affect the
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Author: Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Could millions of wind-powered pumps slow sea ice retreat in Arctic?
The idea of using millions of of wind-power pumps throughout the Arctic to facilitate sea-ice formation was first floated by
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2019 shaping up to be the second or third warmest year on record, says WMO provisional report
The WMO Provisional Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019, released this week, says the global average
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Arctic Council wants to up youth engagement on North
The importance of upping youth engagement on northern issues was one of the focus topics at the recent Arctic Council,
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International Inuit leaders and youth take climate message to COP25 in Madrid
A group of international Inuit leaders will be attending the COP25 climate conference in Madrid, and is calling on Arctic
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Indigenous leader named Northerner of the Year by Canadian magazine
Dana Tizya-Tramm, chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Canada’s northwestern Arctic, has been named Notherner of the Year
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Canadian exhibition showcases cutting-edge Indigenous art from around the globe, including Arctic
A major art exhibit is underway in Canada featuring contemporary works by some 70 Indigenous artists, several of them from
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New cultural centre will help bridge generations say Inuit in Atlantic Canada
A new Inuit cultural centre opened this month in Atlantic Canada, something community representatives believe is an important step to
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2018 greenhouse gas concentrations broke records, warns WMO report
Greenhouse gases reached record highs in 2018 according a bulletin released on Monday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), continuing
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Tourism numbers in Canada’s Northwest Territories up 7 per cent
Visitors to Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) numbered 120,000 people from April 2018 to March 2019, a 7 per cent increase
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International Inuit Day is an occasion to affirm Inuit voices across the circumpolar world, leader says
Thursday is International Inuit Day, a celebration set up to acknowledge and celebrate Inuit culture and contributions, but most importantly
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Inuit artists reflect on their art, their culture and their language
Discover renowned Inuit artists from Arctic Canada and their works through these past interviews by Eye on the Arctic journalist
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Northern Canadian writers tackle the roiling world of Arctic horror
Ghosts, cannibals and animals that may not be what they seem — a Canadian anthology has brought together some of
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UN sustainable development goals translated into North Saami
The United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) have now been translated into the North Saami language, the most widely spoken
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Canadian FedElxn 2019: Liberals hang on to western Arctic, centre-left NDP takes east
The Liberal Party was able to hang on to Canada’s western Arctic in the federal elections on Monday, while the
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