MOSAiC international Arctic science expedition expedition reaches North Pole
An international science expedition reached the North Pole on Wednesday after project leaders noticed shrinking sea-ice conditions and “surprisingly loose”
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New media company puts Canada’s Dene Indigenous narratives first, founder says
As the Wet’suwet’en Nation conflict over a gas pipeline in B.C. unfolded earlier this year, Tyra Moses, an N.W.T. woman with roots in
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Greenhouse in Arctic Canada could teach scientists how to grow food in outer space
The Canadian Space Agency says growing food in the North is similar to growing food in space — that’s why it’s joined
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Fresh water is pouring into the Arctic Ocean. Climate change is to blame, new study says
The Arctic Ocean is not as salty as it used to be — and now researchers say climate change is
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ICE BLOG – Not “if” but “when”: Polar bears at risk of disappearing in 80 years
Rapid emissions cuts could still ensure their long-term survival. Otherwise, some Arctic regions seem set to lose polar bears by
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Arctic Science Ministerial postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19
The third Arctic Science Ministerial, scheduled to take place this November, has now been moved to 2021 because of the
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How sub-Arctic seas are influencing the Arctic Ocean and what it’s telling us about climate change
The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are driving changes in Arctic waters in more complex ways than previously recorded and are
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Latest projections show “enormous challenge” ahead in meeting climate targets says WMO
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says annual mean global temperatures are likely to be a minimum of 1 C above
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What ancient earthquakes along the Denali fault in Yukon can tell us about what could come in Canada
New findings of earthquake recurrence on the Denali Fault line in southwest Yukon are helping researchers get closer to pinpointing when
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Cotton fibres, microplastics pervade Eastern Arctic, study finds
Chelsea Rochman wasn’t surprised when her research cruise through Canada’s Eastern Arctic showed tiny plastic shards and other human debris
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Good results from blood plasma corona treatment in Sweden
Swedish researchers report good progress with a corona treatment that uses blood plasma from people who have survived the illness
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Major delay and cost overrun for Russian Arctic research station
Russia’s icebreaking research station was to be ready to drift across Arctic waters already in 2020. Construction of the 84
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COVID-19 delay, early ice melt challenge international Arctic science mission
They prepared for icy cold and trained to be on the watch for polar bears, but a pandemic just wasn’t
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Russian icebreaker which resupplied MOSAiC expedition asks for help
After having set historical record in winter ice, Russian icebreaker “Kapitan Dranitsyn” requests assistance for return voyage to mainland. The
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Scientists fire rocket from Arctic Sweden into the heart of aurora borealis
After weeks of waiting for the perfect conditions, scientists were finally able to fire off a rocket early Thursday into
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