Alaska tundra has become a carbon emitter rather than carbon sink, study finds
The tundra of Alaska and other Arctic regions once soaked up atmospheric carbon and locked it in the frozen ground, reducing
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As woody shrubs move north in a warming Arctic, so do beavers
As the Arctic climate warms and woody shrubs spread northward over the tundra, several animal species have followed. Among the
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You might make a profit farming musk oxen in Alaska – if you can find any for sale
Thinking about farming musk oxen in Alaska for their qiviut but not sure you could actually make any money? It turns
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Climate change may harm polar bear’s ability to hunt
A new study shows polar bears travel crosswind when winds are light to hunt seals, but climate change means winds
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An Alaska volcano and DNA reveal the timing of bison’s arrival in North America
After humans, the mammals most successful at colonizing North America were the bison that thundered across the Great Plains. Just
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New federal project to count eider population poisoned by shot in Alaska
Threatened spectacled eiders, sea ducks that have died in large numbers after ingesting lead from hunters’ spent ammunition, will be
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Russia expands studies of Svalbard archipelago shelf
A research vessel will this year sail more than three weeks in the waters off the Norwegian Arctic archipelago to
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Ice-Blog: Arctic summer sea ice cover could disappear with 2C temperature rise
The Arctic sea ice may disappear completely in summers this century, even if the world keeps to the Paris Agreement.
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Ice-Blog: Climate change is causing rapid, deeper and more extensive acidification in the Arctic Ocean
A new study reported in Nature Climate Change this week says ocean acidification is spreading rapidly in the western Arctic
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Scientists ‘cook’ oil from Alaska coal, suggesting exploration opportunities
A laboratory experiment that produced crude oil from bits of Alaska coal has geologists hoping coal-rich areas contain undiscovered pools of
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Alaska experiments with new moose counting method
Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game is trying out a new way to count moose within Anchorage city limits. Dave
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Sweden’s glaciers are melting away
New areal images show glaciers along Sweden’s eastern border are shrinking with some melting at a surprising clip. Björn Olander, a
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Eklutna Glacier, source of Anchorage’s water, is dripping away — but oh so slowly
The days are numbered for the glacier that provides most of the drinking water for Alaska’s largest city. Fortunately for
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Danish study shows healthy Nordic diet could help prevent stroke
Researchers have found that foods typically associated with a healthy Nordic diet might help prevent stroke. Those who ate a
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Video: Working construction in Canada’s High Arctic
Working construction in Canada’s High Arctic is not for the faint of heart. But since 2014, work crews from all
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