Norway unveils most advanced research vessel to sail the Arctic Ocean
R/V «Kronprins Haakon» rolled out of the construction hall and launched. Northbound voyage set for October. A milestone was set
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Alaska experiments with new moose counting method
Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game is trying out a new way to count moose within Anchorage city limits. Dave
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Could a giant polar bear skull from Alaska belong to the legendary ‘weasel bear’?
Aboriginal hunters from Arctic Canada have a couple of names for what they say is an extremely rare polar bear that
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Eklutna Glacier, source of Anchorage’s water, is dripping away — but oh so slowly
The days are numbered for the glacier that provides most of the drinking water for Alaska’s largest city. Fortunately for
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German scientists sound alarm on Arctic trash
The amount of trash littering the bottom of the Arctic Ocean continues to dramatically increase despite the region’s relative remoteness
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2016, warmest year on record in Russian Arctic
«These kind of temperatures have never before been registered in the region», the country’s Hydrometeorological Center says.
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NASA research flight around the world pauses in Anchorage, Alaska
Air pollution can be obvious when it is concentrated around cities and industrial centers. But what about the big parts
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Warming ocean waters off Alaska bring widespread ecological changes, with more expected in the future
As the global climate heats up, so do the ocean waters off Alaska, meaning big changes for marine ecosystems and
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Danish study shows healthy Nordic diet could help prevent stroke
Researchers have found that foods typically associated with a healthy Nordic diet might help prevent stroke. Those who ate a
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Trump’s view of research casts shadow over Alaska marine science conference
The new president dismisses climate change as a hoax, and he has named like-minded people to high-level government posts. His
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Introducing Canada’s ‘poop lady’
One of the first words in Inuktitut that Catherine Girard had to learn was the word for ‘poop’ – anak.
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Arctic warming brings big change to Svalbard fjord
Kongsfjorden at Svalbard used to be covered by a metre-thick ice in winter. Now it is ice-free. Marine environment is
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Melting Arctic ice patches reveal rich archaeological record
Canadian archaeologist Tom Andrews is in a race against time. For more than a decade, Andrews and his team from
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North and South poles post low sea ice extent in December: NSIDC
Sea ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic set record low extents every day in December, according to the latest
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Alaska gulls are picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could infect humans
Seagulls flocking to a garbage dump and to an often-crowded fishing site on the Kenai Peninsula are carrying away something
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