Fewer Arctic foxes born in Sweden
A cyclical decline in the population of small rodents in the Swedish mountains has hurt the numbers of one of Sweden’s most
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Environment
Will Obama look north for his legacy?
These are the days when a president turns to thoughts of legacy. As the months tick down on this Administration,
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Finnish firm creates roofing with integrated solar cells
A sheet-metal company that’s been in business for half a century in the south-western Finnish city of Turku is looking
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Canada calls for Arctic wildlife enforcement network
As black market prices for elephant tusks and rhinoceros horns have reached historic highs, Canada is calling on circumpolar countries
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Yukon’s climate, notoriously cold in Gold Rush days, expected to transform in coming decades
In the days of poet Robert Service more than a century ago, Canada’s Yukon territory was almost as notorious for its
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White House: No nation an island on Arctic science
Cabinet members and high-ranking science advisors from 25 governments convened on the White House on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic. It’s
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Newly introduced fish species set to replace imported salmon in Finland
The Natural Resources Institute of Finland estimates that the nelma or sheefish, native but endangered in Russia, could be a
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Wireless charging of electric cars tested in Sweden
A pilot project in Stockholm involving wireless charging of electric cars is being touted as a step toward achieving a fossil-fuel-free city where cars are charged
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Blog: Greenland ice holds Cold War peril
It sounds like something from a science-fiction novel or a disaster movie. A hidden city under ice, housing 200 people,
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Time to invest in renewable energy for Arctic communities: WWF-Canada
The need to replace Nunavut’s ageing diesel-powered generators in the near future creates an ideal opportunity to invest in more
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Swedish eco-park rises from the flames
The devastating forest fire of 2014 burnt 13,000 hectares of forest to the ground, people were evacuated and houses destroyed – and
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Cost of drinking water expected to soar in Sweden
The maintenance of Sweden’s water and wastewater pipes is sorely neglected, according to the Swedish Water and Wastewater Association, which
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Climate change does ‘weird things’ to Canada’s Arctic glaciers: expert
Scientists studying how climate change affects Arctic glaciers are increasingly seeing some “weird things happening,” says a Canadian researcher. University
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Waters in ice-free Arctic now four degrees warmer than normal
Sea ice on the top of the world melts to second lowest on record. The September sun is low on
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Sustainable Arctic fishery monitoring gets powerful digital tool with Global Fishing Watch
Proponents of developing sustainable fishery in the Arctic got a powerful new tool today with the launch of the Global Fishing
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