Finland’s competitiveness drops, but still tops Nordics
The World Economic Forum has ranked Finland as the eighth most competitive economy in the world – a drop of
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Crawling robot patrols Alaska pipeline’s formerly ‘unpiggable’ pipes
In the trans-Alaska pipeline’s early days there was just a pig, a large projectile sliding through pipe with the flow of crude oil,
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Sweden developes new space strategy
Sweden may soon have a new strategy for space, with proposals on how to get the most out of the
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Shipping, military and the continental shelf: Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Head of Russia’s Arctic Commission says Russia should use Russian equipment in the Arctic
Russia should immediately start substituting foreign equipment for use in the Arctic with Russian, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin believes.
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Canada announces Polar Knowledge Canada organization
The Canadian government announced this week that it has merged the functions of the Canadian Polar Commission and the Canadian High
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UAVs to be banned in the Arctic and Antarctic
Two major associations representing tour operators in the Arctic and Antarctic have stated that they will not allow visitors to
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Arctic-spanning fiber-optic project moves ahead in Alaska
Alaskans are playing a bigger role in an international project that seeks to link Europe and Asia with a fiber-optic cable
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Shrimp blast into space from Arctic Sweden
In Kiruna, Sweden, north of the polar circle, the Esrange Space Station has been blasting shrimp and fish into space,
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Rocket fails, falls down near village in Russia’s North
The launch of the experimental Angara A5 from the Plesetsk Space Center flops. The rocket landed near a local village. The
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Floating nuclear power stations for Arctic?
An Ontario company is proposing the idea of small floating nuclear stations to power mining sites and towns in the
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Russian Arctic regions of Murmansk and Yamal widen cooperation
Two important regions in Russia’s Arctic ambitions – Murmansk and Yamalo-Nenets, have signed an agreement on cooperation. Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous
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Canadian Military explores sunken sailing ship in the Arctic
A very interesting archeological and historical side has emerged from a a large military exercise in Canada’s far north called
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Canada’s Air Force rewrites rules after rescuer’s death in Arctic
New regulations may restrict operations when risk to rescuers judged to be too high The Royal Canadian Air Force is
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Missing sea ice data found in crusty Canadian algae
For the first time, scientists have been able to piece together how much sea ice covered the Arctic each winter
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