Ice-Blog: ‘Cheers’ to a cool Arctic in 2017
As 2016 drew to an end, the shortest day has passed in the northern hemisphere, and it should normally be
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Science
Video Documentary: How indigenous knowledge is changing what we know about the Arctic
VICTORIA ISLAND, Canada_ It’s a frigid day in the eastern part of Victoria Island in Canada’s High Arctic. The sun is
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Video Series: Working with indigenous knowledge
Earlier this month, we brought you Part 1 of our documentary series looking at the impact of climate change on
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Cretaceous-era prints in Alaska park suggest newborn hadrosaurs walked on all fours
Did baby duck-billed dinosaurs walk on two limbs or four? Paleontologists have long wondered. Now information gleaned from tracks found
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‘Arctic gene’ that poses fasting risks is found in more infants thanks to DNA testing
Thousands of years of a diet with lots of animal fats and sparse carbohydrates left a mark on the DNA
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Finnish generator innovation a first in marine industry
WE Tech Solutions in Vaasa has developed a new form of axle generator-based energy production that can save several tonnes
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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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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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Polar bear adaptation to ice loss not really working
Polar bears do not seem to be able to find adequate alternative food sources to replenish their diet as they
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Sir John Franklin’s long-lost HMS Terror found: The Guardian
HMS Terror, one of Sir John Franklin’s two ships lost in the doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition, has been found in “in
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Scientists search Arctic waters for microplastics
Microplastics are tiny bits of plastic that are increasingly floating in oceans and lakes around the world, and scientists are
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U.S. spy agency to release high-resolution 3-D maps of the entire Arctic
Following the public release of super-detailed 3-D topographic maps of Alaska last week, the United States government plans to gradually
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What happened in the forest outside Arkhangelsk?
A powerful explosion toppled trees and flashed away the soil in a huge circle, but there is still no official
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High hopes for Arctic space accelerator in Finland
The European Space Agency has nominated Finland as a possible location for a proposed Arctic space accelerator – a community
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Alaska maps released this week are most precise ever
From the Aleutian Islands to the North Slope, Alaska’s massive and varied terrain has now been mapped in an unprecedented
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