Longread – Svalbard town phasing out coal to become gateway for Russia’s Arctic tourism
For visitors, the Russian town on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago combines the contrasts of pristine Arctic beauty and Soviet style industry.
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Photo Galleries
PHOTO REPORT – Abandoned Russian airbase to become wealthy residential neighborhood
Luostari was once the Soviet Union’s nearest airfield to NATO territory. Now, the nearby ghost town of Korzunova could be
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PHOTO REPORT: Tundra children return from school
Nenets children staying at boarding schools in Naryan-Mar throughout the semester, got a helicopter transport back this week to their
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Creating links across the Arctic – A look back on the Beringia Arctic Games
To view photo captions, click on “SL” and then the “info” button in the top right-hand corner The inaugural Beringia
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Slideshow: The secrets of Manitoba’s boreal forests
When most people think about Canada’s province of Manitoba, they think about prairies. But in reality, Manitoba is home to
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Fighting to protect bird habitat in North America’s boreal forest
Billions of birds are returning from the South to North American’s boreal forests where they’ll be nesting this spring. But
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Canadian web documentary highlights Arctic science
Ever wondered how noise affects marine mammals in the Arctic? Or what glacial ice really looks like? Profiles from the
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Shipping company using drones in the Arctic
Shipping in the Arctic is no easy task. Distances from southern Canada to the country’s High Arctic is long. Trips
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Feature Interview: What acoustics can tell us about whales in the Arctic
A new study suggests that certain species of sub-Arctic whales are increasingly making their way through the Bering Strait towards
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Snowy owls flocking farther south in Canada, U.S.
Snowy owls are flocking from Canada’s Arctic to as far south as Florida. Although the birds do fly south for
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Yukon, Canada program incorporates trapping, aboriginal culture into curriculum
Trapping, hiking and cooking over a fire. These aren’t the kinds of activities most Canadian students encounter as part of
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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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Feature Interview: Artist Itee Pootoogook’s unique take on contemporary Inuit life
Inuk artist Itee Pootoogook is one of Canada’s most exciting contemporary voices of the moment. Known for his clean lines
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Small craft harbour opens in Pangnirtung, Nunavut
The long-awaited small craft harbour in the community of Pangnirtung, in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut officially opened on
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Alaska school a beacon of hope after flood waters recede
GALENA — Seventeen-year-old Anthony Solomon was not afraid in May as he watched the Yukon River crest its banks and
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