Clear-cutting more harmful to mushrooms than forest fires, Finnish study finds
Commercial clear-felling of trees is more harmful to fungi than forest fires, according to a recent doctoral thesis published at
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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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Skiers who died in Arctic Norway last winter triggered avalanche: report
A group of skiers who went missing in the Blåbærfjellet region of Norway’s Tamok Valley and were later declared dead
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Chinese drilling rig returns to Arctic Russia
It is the third year in a row that drilling rig Nan Hai 8 arrives in Murmansk to prepare for
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Cape Dorset, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, considers returning to Inuktitut name
The Nunavut community of Cape Dorset could go back to its traditional name. The community was named by English explorer
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Finnish petition to ban fishing nets in endangered seal habitats gathers 50,000 signatures
A citizens’ initiative calling for a total ban on fishing nets in habitats used by the endangered Saimaa ringed seal
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Europe needs “cool-headed” Finnish leadership, European Commission President Juncker says
The six-month Finnish presidency of the Council of the European Union is underway with a visit to Helsinki by members
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Levels of violence against young women in Northern Canada triple rest of country
Young women and girls living in the northern parts of Canada are three times more likely to be victims of
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Swedish Centre Party promises tax break for rural northerners
Sweden’s Centre Party leader Annie Lööf says she wants to address the tax imbalance facing people living in the north
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Conservative Party leader travels to Yukon, outlines vision for Northern Canada
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer outlined his vision for the North on Wednesday in Whitehorse, speaking at a luncheon organized by
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City council of Iqaluit, Arctic Canada moves to ban single-use plastic bags
Iqaluit city council is moving toward banning single-use plastic bags — a move that is proving popular with hunters and
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Floating nuclear power plant will be key to Northern Sea Route, Russia’s Rosatom says
The Akademik Lomonosov has been officially handed over to the Russian state nuclear power company. The construction and testing of
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Six Inuit guardian groups to receive $4.3M in funding from Ottawa
Six Inuit organizations will receive $4.3 million in federal funding for a variety of environmental stewardship programs. The money will
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Business boom follows glacier’s retreat in Portage, southcentral Alaska
Portage Glacier Cruises, south of Anchorage in southcentral Alaska, recently marked its 30th anniversary of shuttling visitors by boat to
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Canada’s Northwest Territories to use online voting in general election
In a move to increase voter turnout, the Northwest Territories will soon become the first jurisdiction in Canada to use
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