Shrimp blast into space from Arctic Sweden
In Kiruna, Sweden, north of the polar circle, the Esrange Space Station has been blasting shrimp and fish into space,
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Trade fair promotes urban gardening in nordic cities
Urban gardening is becoming a hot topic in Sweden as more people in cities want to try growing. Over the weekend
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Ice-blog: Norway’s polar satellite centre
Polar orbit satellites monitor what’s happening at the ends of the planet – and, of course, the regions in between.
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Scientists ID two bat species never before seen in Alaska
Scientists are in a race to learn as much as they can about bats in Alaska. And that race has
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Russia tests submarine rescue capsule
With painful memories of the Kursk disaster, the Russian navy has created an emergency chamber on its latest “Severodvinsk” submarine.
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Feature Interview: Arctic focus at Transatlantic Science Week in Toronto
Transatlantic Science Week was held this week in Toronto , Canada from October 27-29. The annual event is organized to
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Feature interview: a pilot project towards food sovereignty in Northern Canada
During his annual visit to the Arctic last month, Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper announced that an experimental modular farm
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Sweden: huge insurance bill for Malmö floods
The recent floods in Malmö are estimated to have cost at least SEK 250 million, Swedish Radio News reports. Three
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Scientists discover dinosaur fossils along Alaska river
Pushing off from the banks of the Tanana River this summer, Pat Druckenmiller knew the challenges his team of scientists
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