Satellite imagery reveals construction progress on new Chinese Antarctic base
A US think tank report suggests that China’s expanding activities in polar regions, including a new Antarctic research station currently
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Blog: Ice researchers among world’s most influential – a sign of the TIME(s)?
Climate change is impacting the frozen regions of our planet faster and more seriously than expected. The naming of two
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Trailblazing Nunatsiavut researchers study the ocean, and add Inuit context for other scientists
Every year, the Canadian Coast Guard ship Amundsen makes a trek through the Labrador Sea, operating as an icebreaker and
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Local company’s $3.95-billion U.S. arctic base contract “good news” says Greenland
The Government of Greenland says it welcomes news that local company Inuksuk A/S was awarded the new maintenance contract for
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AI tool developed for polar shipping to help vessels reduce emissions
An AI polar navigation tool has been developed by the British Antarctic Survey with a view to reducing emissions and
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Methanol-powered research ship set for handover to German research institute
A methanol-powered research ship got its official christening on Tuesday and is scheduled for handover to the Alfred Wegener Institute
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Russia’s Severny Polyus vessel on its way to the Arctic this month
The installation that is to be able to drift autonomously for up to two years in thick Arctic sea-ice is
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As rabies returns to Arctic Canada, researchers look to predict future outbreaks
Susan Tulugarjuk was walking to work in Igloolik one morning in December when she felt something bite the back of
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Meet the five experts who just received the British Polar Medal
Four scientists and an Operations Director were recently awarded the Polar Medal by Queen Elizabeth, according to The Gazette, the
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Discovery of the first dinosaur species to live in Greenland
The first-ever species of dinosaur native to Greenland has recently been uncovered by a team of international researchers. The two-legged,
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Blog: The Czech Republic goes for Arctic Council observer status
Last week, as part of the Virtual Dialogue series created by the Arctic Circle conference to offer an e-platform for policymakers and
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Blog: International Polar Bear Day – Only rapid emissions reductions can ensure the Arctic icons survive beyond 2100
February 27th is International Polar Bear Day. In the rapidly warming Arctic climate, sea ice is declining at record rates, destroying
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Snow can help lift people’s moods says researcher at Stockholm University
Winters with snow may cut down on some depressive symptoms. Being outside in the snow almost doubles our exposure to
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Blog – Pole to Pole: India’s Arctic White Paper
India was one of the five Asian governments which were accepted by the Arctic Council as formal observers in 2013,
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Estonia ready to contribute to global climate fight through Arctic Council if observer application approved, says president
Estonia’s long history of polar research, coupled with its current scientific and technological expertise, would allow it to make important
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