Int’l Inuit org begins work on protocols for ethical engagement with Indigenous knowledge
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched a session of workshops on Monday with a view to developing guardrails that will
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New AI tool could help overcome challenges predicting Arctic sea ice
Accurately predicting future sea ice conditions is a challenge that has long dogged the scientific community. But a new artificial
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Scientists retrace steps of Ice Age mammoth over its entire lifetime
Scientists use chemical signatures in male mammoth’s tusks to pinpoint where it was each year More than 17,000 years ago,
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Chinese icebreaker sails to North Pole, explores remote Arctic ridge
The Xue Long 2 (Snow Dragon 2) is on its second Arctic voyage during which it will conduct scientific surveys
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Perfectly preserved cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost
‘Sparta’ was probably 1 or 2 months old when she died 28,000 years ago Scientists have unveiled an extraordinary find
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Seabirds & their vulnerability to a warming climate: Q&A with researcher Emily Choy
A study released this month found that as the climate changes in the North, some cold-adapted arctic birds are especially
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Arctic Science Ministerial report stresses importance of int’l cooperation & community observations on climate
The third Arctic Science Ministerial report was released on Wednesday, stressing the ongoing need for international cooperation and community observations
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Russia’s second Arctic research station to be powered by renewables
Snowflake-2 science research station will be a five-domes construction to house year-round environmental monitoring and education. It was during an
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Residents in northern Canada prepare to watch annular solar eclipse
Residents of Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec and Nunavut will see the sun become a ‘ring of fire’ Sky watchers in
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Oral histories unlock impact of climate change on nomadic life in Arctic Russia, says study
The oral histories of nomadic Indigenous Peoples in Siberia are helping to unlock the full impact of climate change on
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Canada urges Arctic science collaboration and Indigenous research priorities
Canada pushed for more Arctic research collaboration and for “meaningful and respectful partnerships between Arctic researchers and Indigenous peoples” at
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Iceland gives green light to new Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Arctic institute
Iceland has given the green light to the new Olafur Ragnar Grimsson Arctic institute and has announced financial support towards
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Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska says study
Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska and a host of new strategies is needed to help address
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Sweden to lead major Arctic expedition
Sweden will be in charge of an important international expedition that will try to discover 50 million year old secrets
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Arctic sea ice extent in February lower than average but higher than in recent years
Arctic sea ice extent in February was well below average, but at the end of the month it was still
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