Serial ‘hijacker’ targets Arctic journal in another science publication heist
The University of Calgary’s journal Arctic is the latest victim of a serial science journal ‘hijacker’ who has targeted dozens
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Canadian Arctic report urges stronger ties with NATO, Indigenous communities, but weak on science, say experts
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development presented its report on the Arctic to Canada’s House of Commons
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Russian research vessel heads for High Arctic for sea ice study
It is part of Russia’s preparations for the building of an Arctic research platform to be permanently based in the
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Federal budget promises $700M for Canada’s North over next decade
The federal government has promised to spend $700 million over the next 10 years for Canada’s North, with money coming
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Climate change could unleash Greenland sand bonanza, say researchers
The sediment left behind as climate change melts Greenland’s glaciers could provide unexpected export opportunities for the territory as the
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What a Saami-led project in Arctic Finland can teach us about Indigenous science
A successful Saami-led, salmon rewilding project on the Näätämö river in Arctic Finland illustrates the success of partnership between Indigenous
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New Arctic shipping database launched by Arctic Council working group
An Arctic Council working group launched a new shipping database this month that they say will help close ongoing knowledge
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Arctic Council experts tackle black carbon risk posed by wildfires
Forest fires, important sources of black carbon emissions, devastated Arctic regions around the world in 2018, and are an increasing
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Interactive Canadian ebook seeks to make Arctic climate science accessible
An interactive ebook focused on research in Canada’s Hudson Bay area, and its wider connection to the Arctic, has been
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How Canadian scientists discovered a geothermal source in 1970s rural Iceland
Forty years after researchers from Halifax (Canadian Maritimes) helped drill a hole nearly two kilometres into the ground in rural
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Aging fleet jeopardizing future of ecosystem mapping in Arctic Russia
As one of Russia’s aging marine research vessels burns at port in Murmansk, northwest Russia, scientists warn there is no
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Warm water under Arctic ice a ‘ticking time bomb,’ researcher says
A pocket of warm ocean water underneath the surface of the Canada Basin could melt a significant portion of the
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Swedish icebreaker reaches North Pole for climate study
Science expedition sails north to find link between formation of Arctic clouds and record heatwave and drought on mainland Sweden.
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Swedish icebreaker heading for North Pole to study melting sea ice
The icebreaker Oden will embark next week on an Arctic research expedition to study how clouds are formed there and
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Glacier half the size of Manhattan breaks off Greenland
All was quiet on June 22 as Canadian husband-and-wife scientists David and Denise Holland settled in for the night off
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