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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Commodifying nature: The price of ice
A graduate student recently interviewed me for his dissertation on Russia, the Arctic, oil and gas. During the interview, he
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Dinosaurs: paleontologist puts Alaska on map
Long before tourists traipsed around Denali National Park there were dinosaurs, thousands of them, including a sickle-toed pack hunter who
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Finland: 30min of sun stores enough vitamin D for autumn
People should be enjoying the summer sunshine now, so that the body’s vitamin D stores are fully replenished before the
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Scientists watch Arctic cyclone chew up sea ice
Arctic scientists are watching in awe this week as a raging summer cyclone tears up what could become a record amount
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Gathering Arctic data with the U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard flew above the Arctic Circle last week, dropping sensors to take air and water measurements during
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Canada’s Arctic research station design incorporates Inuit knowledge
Inuit knowledge and culture have played major roles in the design and function of the $142 million High Arctic Research
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Two Arctic research institutes to open, while a third comes closer to reality
On the heels of the opening of the Arctic Council’s Permanent Secretariat in Tromsø, Norway, two new Arctic research centers
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Woolly mammoth carcass discovered in Russia raises exciting possibilities
The recent discovery of a well-preserved woolly mammoth carcass and mammoth blood on a Siberian Island has the potential to
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Plants revived after 400 years in Arctic ice
Plants that managed to re-grow after centuries buried under Arctic glaciers could prove useful for would-be pioneers hoping to explore
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Eye on the Arctic news roundup
A look at some of the stories that made headlines across the North this week> Canada Canadian researchers discover bacteria
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Russia to evacuate Arctic research station
Russia has ordered the evacuation of one of its Arctic research stations after melting ice conditions rendered it unsafe said
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Arctic bacteria discovered breeding at record –15 C
Bacteria that can live and multiply in High Arctic permafrost at temperatures well below the freezing point of water have
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Is mercury harming foxes in the Russian Arctic?
Several studies in recent years have sounded the alarm on rising mercury levels in the Arctic ecosystem. Now scientists have
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NASA rover roaming Greenland’s ice sheet
A NASA rover known as GROVER is roaming Greenland to collect data that may help scientists better understand changes to
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