Involving community members key to sharing research across N.W.T., advocates say
By Yumna Iftikhar Lila Fraser Erasmus says ‘kitchen table talks’ and translations are key to sharing research across the N.W.T.
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Underwater images reveal 1st look at Quest, the final ship of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton
Peter Cowan · CBC News Antarctic explorer’s ship that sank in 1962 tangled in fishing nets some 400 metres below the Labrador
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4 more sailors lost on doomed 1845 Arctic expedition identified
A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo say they have definitively identified the remains of four sailors belonging
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In 2025, melting sea ice allowed a Canadian icebreaker to enter the world’s last ice area
By Samuel Wat The waters around the Queen Elizabeth Islands and western Tuvaijuittuq in Canada’s High Arctic have long remained
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Nunavik health board proposes hiring private staff to help curb tuberculosis outbreak
By Félix Lebel Facing an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak, the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services in northern Quebec
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Alaska needs a state dinosaur, lawmaker says, but top dino scientist not sure on pick
A Fairbanks legislator wants the state to have an official dinosaur, and he’s suggesting that it be a type of
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Researchers ask if Starlink could be a risk to northern communities. A Canadian company disagrees
By Jocelyn Shepel A new report on media communications in Canada asks if Starlink could pose a threat to northern
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Who takes care of thousands of aging artifacts at N.W.T.’s largest museum?
By Jocelyn Shepel Most of the artifacts in the N.W.T.’s 70,000-piece museum collection are in one place, with a five-person
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Young mammoth remains discovered in Siberian permafrost after roughly 50,000 years
Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a juvenile mammoth whose remarkably well-preserved remains were discovered in thawing permafrost after
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Pride, sorrow mix for Franklin expedition descendant after DNA match with Erebus captain
Nigel Gambier has always been proud of his ancestor, who captained one of the ill-starred ships on Sir John Franklin’s
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The N.W.T. now has a virus ‘dashboard’ so you can see COVID-19, flu and RSV trends
By Natalie Pressman Data collected by wastewater monitoring in six N.W.T. communities is being put to a new use: an
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Scientists use DNA to identify bones, find descendants of Franklin expedition sailor
Human remains resting in a remote Arctic cairn, visible emblems of one of the North’s most enduring mysteries, finally have
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NASA ready for takeoff in Yellowknife
Jenna Dulewich What do microwaves, permafrost and an old military plane have in common? They’re all part of a NASA
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Warming climate changing CO2 balance in northern ecosystems: study
A recent study has found that climate change is significantly altering how northern ecosystems manage carbon dioxide (CO2) in permafrost
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Balloon mission measures X-rays en route from Arctic Sweden to northern Canada
A balloon mission is currently journeying from Arctic Sweden to northern Canada, measuring X-rays to deepen our understanding of the
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