Greenland’s northeastern ice sheet starting to melt
Greenland’s previously stable northeastern ice sheet is starting to melt, according to a new study published in the journal Nature
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Changing sea ice may be spreading diseases among mammals
The warming climate is helping spread southern pathogens and diseases north, scientists have found. But what about northern pathogens and
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US Department of Energy studies particles in Finnish forest
Top American and Finnish researchers are working together to better understand how fine particles in nature affect clouds and whether
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Wildlife officials in Canada mull quotas for world’s last unregulated polar bear hunt
Northern wildlife officials will meet in the Arctic region of the Canadian province of Quebec Wednesday to discuss quotas on
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A boreal forest ‘ghost’ – The secret life of wolverines
They’re sometimes referred to a ghost creature as their tracks are often seen, but the mysterious wolverines themselves, very seldom.
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Ice-Blog: Kids, POPS and Arctic Science
Norway, believe it or not, is having problems recruiting scientists and qualified personnel for the Arctic. The generous education system
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Ice-Blog: Arctic Frontiers – Humans in the Arctic
“Development in the Arctic: Upcoming opportunities and challenges and how they may be met to ensure viable economic growth and
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Sweden hopes for EU money to study Baltic fish
Fishermen and politicians alike want the European Union to invest more money to examine why Baltic sea fish schools are
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New study to examine mercury in Arctic
Mercury streaming into the atmosphere from industrial operations in southern latitudes poses risks to the Arctic ecosystem, scientists have long
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1959 message in a bottle found in Canada’s Arctic
It was a voice from the past, in one of the most remote areas on earth. In 1959, a young
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Alaska’s Western Arctic Caribou Herd numbers continue to slide
North America’s largest caribou herd is continuing a decade-long population slide, a drop for which there is no easy explanation
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Study doubles estimate for methane venting from shallow Siberian Arctic waters
Massive amounts of methane are being released from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, twice as much as estimated just a
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Arctic warming almost certainly man-made, says scientist
A geography and environmental science professor at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax has been analyzing temperature data from the Far
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Missing sea ice data found in crusty Canadian algae
For the first time, scientists have been able to piece together how much sea ice covered the Arctic each winter
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Flame retardants found in Arctic gulls
A recent study has discovered a range of contaminants in the glaucous gull population in Canada’s eastern Arctic. The
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