Research project seeks to understand climate change impacts in North American Arctic
A group of Canadian and U.S. scientists backed by a NASA aircraft packed with sophisticated remote sensing equipment have converged
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Inuit from northern Quebec are genetically unique from any present-day population, study finds
Researchers have found that Inuit from northern Quebec are genetically distinct from any present-day population, and say studying the genes
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Alaska sees first measles case since 2015
According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, the diagnosis was confirmed Tuesday, in an unvaccinated teenager from
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Japan scopes out future Arctic research in Cambridge Bay, Northern Canada
A Japanese research institute is seeking to deepen its collaboration with Canadian scientists and Inuit to further research in the
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Research mission aims to better understand climate change in Arctic Canada
Scientists are loading a converted crab fishing boat in Dartmouth, N.S., in Atlantic Canada, with sophisticated instruments for a mission
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Ottawa must raise funding for climate science or risk falling behind, scientists say
Inadequate government funding for climate research in Canada is causing highly-qualified climate scientists to leave the country, says a new
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New satellites to boost communications in Arctic Norway
The Nordic country cooperates with the U.S and other allies over the development of a new broadband communication network in
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Bizarre skull belongs to first known beluga-narwhal hybrid
Modern DNA technology has confirmed a strange-looking whale skull with weird, twisted teeth collected by a hunter decades ago belongs
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Fossils found in northwestern Canada help scientists retrace steps of ancient hyena
A pair of fossilized teeth found near Old Crow, Yukon (northwestern Canada), in the 1970s sheds new light on the
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New Canadian satellites to improve data collection across the North
Three Canadian Space Agency satellites being launched into orbit Wednesday from Vandenberg, California, will connect with Inuvik (Northwest Territories), more
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Canada files submission to establish continental shelf outer limits in Arctic Ocean
Canada filed its Arctic continental shelf submission with the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on Thursday,
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Fossil of world’s earliest fungus unearthed in Canadian Arctic
Scientists have unearthed fossilized fungi in the western Canadian Arctic dating back up to one billion years, nearly half a
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Arctic underwater forests set to expand with rapid warming
While much of the world attention has been focused on rapid sea ice reduction in the Arctic, the changes underneath
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Why did giant beavers go extinct? It was their diet, researchers say
If a modern beaver can fell big trees, dam rivers and essentially create its own habitat — imagine what a
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Serial ‘hijacker’ targets Arctic journal in another science publication heist
The University of Calgary’s journal Arctic is the latest victim of a serial science journal ‘hijacker’ who has targeted dozens
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