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Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them? | Arctic Focus
Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them? | Arctic Focus
Changing the nature of polar bear research | Arctic Focus
Changing the nature of polar bear research | Arctic Focus
OpEd: Why Emotions have an important place in science | Arctic Focus
OpEd: Why Emotions have an important place in science | Arctic Focus
Eric Larsen’s Second Act | Arctic Focus
Eric Larsen’s Second Act | Arctic Focus
Cambridge Bay team wrestles with isolation and purpose | Arctic Focus
Cambridge Bay team wrestles with isolation and purpose | Arctic Focus
Ancient rock shares climate clues | Arctic Focus
Ancient rock shares climate clues | Arctic Focus
Ancient rock shares climate clues Researchers drill deep into the Greenland Ice Sheet to analyze bedrock
Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences | Arctic Focus
Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences | Arctic Focus
Nature award for polar bear photo shows that images of these magnificent creatures still have the power to move people
Nature award for polar bear photo shows that images of these magnificent creatures still have the power to move people
Records in the Ice: Colorado’s Ice Core Facility stores ancient ice for research
Records in the Ice: Colorado’s Ice Core Facility stores ancient ice for research
Records in the Ice: Colorado’s Ice Core Facility stores ancient ice for research
As Tundra Thaws, an Alaskan River Turns Orange
As Tundra Thaws, an Alaskan River Turns Orange
Making research a collaborative effort
Making research a collaborative effort
A prickly personality: Porcupine quills are a wonder of defensive evolution
A prickly personality: Porcupine quills are a wonder of defensive evolution
Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes | Arctic Focus
Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes | Arctic Focus
Rain used to be rare in the Arctic, but as the region warms, so-called rain-on-snow events are becoming more common. The rains accelerate ice loss, trigger flooding, landslides, and avalanches, and create problems for wildlife and the Indigenous people who depend on them.
Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent human population, but it has inspired a wealth of imaginative literature
Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent human population, but it has inspired a wealth of imaginative literature
First polar bear to die of bird flu – what are the implications?
First polar bear to die of bird flu – what are the implications?
Ice and Fire podcast looks at Sounds of Climate Change in Alaska
Ice and Fire podcast looks at Sounds of Climate Change in Alaska
Remaking Inuit workplaces through IQ
Remaking Inuit workplaces through IQ
Backcountry Arctic Science: Canoe Edition
Backcountry Arctic Science: Canoe Edition
Researchers find herbivore diversity boosts tundra vegetation diversity in Greenland
Researchers find herbivore diversity boosts tundra vegetation diversity in Greenland
When polar bears hunt snow geese, hunger justifies the means
When polar bears hunt snow geese, hunger justifies the means
The Sounds of Climate Change
The Sounds of Climate Change
Searching for an Ice Bear Svalbard
Searching for an Ice Bear Svalbard
Turkey with a side of Beluga: Nunavut Holiday Traditions blend old and new
Turkey with a side of Beluga: Nunavut Holiday Traditions blend old and new
Arctic Report Card 2023
Arctic Report Card 2023
How culturally appropriate diets can be a pathway to food security in the Canadian Arctic
How culturally appropriate diets can be a pathway to food security in the Canadian Arctic
The world’s boreal forests may be shrinking as climate change pushes them northward
The world’s boreal forests may be shrinking as climate change pushes them northward
Cambridge Bay art program instils more than just creativity
Cambridge Bay art program instils more than just creativity
Luminous ‘mother-of-pearl’ clouds explain why climate models miss so much Arctic and Antarctic warming
Luminous ‘mother-of-pearl’ clouds explain why climate models miss so much Arctic and Antarctic warming
To predict future sea level rise, we need accurate maps of the world’s most remote fjords | Arctic Focus
To predict future sea level rise, we need accurate maps of the world’s most remote fjords | Arctic Focus
What is climate change’s impact on the snacking habits of Orcas?
What is climate change’s impact on the snacking habits of Orcas?
‘Music is like therapy’ Rapper uses life in the North as inspiration
‘Music is like therapy’ Rapper uses life in the North as inspiration
How analyzing ancient and modern polar bear samples reveals the full scope of global warming
How analyzing ancient and modern polar bear samples reveals the full scope of global warming
Polar bears may struggle to produce milk for their cubs as climate change melts sea ice
Polar bears may struggle to produce milk for their cubs as climate change melts sea ice
Global temperature rises in steps – here’s why we can expect a steep climb this year and next
Global temperature rises in steps – here’s why we can expect a steep climb this year and next
Ancient pathogens released from melting ice could wreak havoc on the world
Ancient pathogens released from melting ice could wreak havoc on the world
‘Zombie fires’ in the Arctic
‘Zombie fires’ in the Arctic
Global warming is changing Canada’s boreal forest and tundra
Global warming is changing Canada’s boreal forest and tundra
The melting Arctic is a crime scene
The melting Arctic is a crime scene
When Greenland was green
When Greenland was green
'Reasons to stay alive' with Annie Buscemi
'Reasons to stay alive' with Annie Buscemi
Antarctic tipping points
Antarctic tipping points
Naurvik
Naurvik
Beluga Whale Live Cams | Polar Bears International
Beluga Whale Live Cams | Polar Bears International
It takes a hamlet to educate the future of Cambridge Bay
It takes a hamlet to educate the future of Cambridge Bay
New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse
New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse
Digitizing 89,000 unseen Inuit artworks, one turntable spin at a time | Globe & Mail
Digitizing 89,000 unseen Inuit artworks, one turntable spin at a time | Globe & Mail
World’s oceans are changing colour | The Guardian
World’s oceans are changing colour | The Guardian
The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns
The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns
Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists
Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists
Tiny but tenacious: arctic-alpine plants are engineers and warning bells | Arctic Focus
Tiny but tenacious: arctic-alpine plants are engineers and warning bells | Arctic Focus
DNA Barcoding in Arctic Freshwaters With Danielle Nowosad
DNA Barcoding in Arctic Freshwaters With Danielle Nowosad
Microscopic solutions to big problems: Researchers looking to local bacteria to clean up nitrate pollution at mine sites
Microscopic solutions to big problems: Researchers looking to local bacteria to clean up nitrate pollution at mine sites
Meet Qikiqtania, a fossil fish with the good sense to stay in the water while others ventured onto land
Meet Qikiqtania, a fossil fish with the good sense to stay in the water while others ventured onto land
How reindeer eyes transform in winter to give them twilight vision
How reindeer eyes transform in winter to give them twilight vision
New insights into Fortymile caribou herd a source of both hope and controversy
New insights into Fortymile caribou herd a source of both hope and controversy
Connecting fragmented wolverine habitat is essential for their conservation
Connecting fragmented wolverine habitat is essential for their conservation
Wild birds in Yukon test positive for avian flu
Wild birds in Yukon test positive for avian flu
Is chronic wasting disease a threat to northern cervid populations?
Is chronic wasting disease a threat to northern cervid populations?
Once the slick is gone: New tool helps scientists monitor chronic oil in Arctic wildlife
Once the slick is gone: New tool helps scientists monitor chronic oil in Arctic wildlife
Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously. Here’s what’s driving them, and how they’ll impact wildlife
Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously. Here’s what’s driving them, and how they’ll impact wildlife
Are the northern lights caused by ‘particles from the Sun’? Not exactly
Are the northern lights caused by ‘particles from the Sun’? Not exactly
Polar bears eating reindeer: normal behaviour or result of climate change?
Polar bears eating reindeer: normal behaviour or result of climate change?
Five ways reindeer are perfectly evolved for pulling Santa’s sleigh
Five ways reindeer are perfectly evolved for pulling Santa’s sleigh
Both sides of the border keeping tense eye on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge legislation
Both sides of the border keeping tense eye on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge legislation
The smell of success: Researchers discover castoreum, a smelly beaver secretion, on ancient throwing dart in Yukon
The smell of success: Researchers discover castoreum, a smelly beaver secretion, on ancient throwing dart in Yukon
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Find Indigenous organizations in you area if considering a donation
Find Indigenous organizations in you area if considering a donation
Arctic sea ice hits its minimum extent for the year – 2 NASA scientists explain what’s driving the overall decline
Arctic sea ice hits its minimum extent for the year – 2 NASA scientists explain what’s driving the overall decline
Missing lynx: The boom-bust cycle of the snowshoe hare and its dedicated Arctic predator
Missing lynx: The boom-bust cycle of the snowshoe hare and its dedicated Arctic predator
Sea ice ecoregions and why polar bears rely on them
Sea ice ecoregions and why polar bears rely on them
Beluga Whale Live Cam
Beluga Whale Live Cam
An indicator of environmental change: Studying the physiology thick billed murres
An indicator of environmental change: Studying the physiology thick billed murres
How a Russian Vessel’s Grounding Highlights Perils of Arctic Shipping
How a Russian Vessel’s Grounding Highlights Perils of Arctic Shipping
“A Kind of Charmed Life” Baby bison have it good in the Yukon—if they can make it past their first month of life
“A Kind of Charmed Life” Baby bison have it good in the Yukon—if they can make it past their first month of life
Why is the Arctic warming faster than other parts of the world?
Why is the Arctic warming faster than other parts of the world?
Life in the deep freeze – the revolution that changed our view of glaciers forever
Life in the deep freeze – the revolution that changed our view of glaciers forever
Study of natural hydrocarbon seep in Canada’s Arctic reveals presence of methane-degrading bacteria, healthy animal population
Study of natural hydrocarbon seep in Canada’s Arctic reveals presence of methane-degrading bacteria, healthy animal population
How scientists are restoring boreal peatlands to help keep carbon in the ground
How scientists are restoring boreal peatlands to help keep carbon in the ground
As extreme fires transform Alaska’s boreal forest, deciduous trees put a brake on carbon loss and how fast the forest burns
As extreme fires transform Alaska’s boreal forest, deciduous trees put a brake on carbon loss and how fast the forest burns
Reclaiming agency: Reviving the once banned practice of traditional Inuit tattoos in Canada
Reclaiming agency: Reviving the once banned practice of traditional Inuit tattoos in Canada
COVID-19 highlights Nunavut's need for reproductive services beyond Iqaluit
COVID-19 highlights Nunavut's need for reproductive services beyond Iqaluit
Uummati: The women teaching traditional knowledge to pregnant Nunavummiut
Uummati: The women teaching traditional knowledge to pregnant Nunavummiut
The Amazing Breeding Behaviour of Polar Bears
The Amazing Breeding Behaviour of Polar Bears
An indicator of environmental change: Studying the physiology of thick billed murres
An indicator of environmental change: Studying the physiology of thick billed murres
In the absence of tourists, sea eagles scare cliff-breeding birds in the Baltic Sea
In the absence of tourists, sea eagles scare cliff-breeding birds in the Baltic Sea
Beluga whistles and clicks could be silenced by an increasingly noisy Arctic Ocean
Beluga whistles and clicks could be silenced by an increasingly noisy Arctic Ocean
A bright future: Why Arctic kelp forests may benefit from decreasing sea ice cover
A bright future: Why Arctic kelp forests may benefit from decreasing sea ice cover
Peatlands keep a lot of carbon out of Earth’s atmosphere, but that could end with warming and development
Peatlands keep a lot of carbon out of Earth’s atmosphere, but that could end with warming and development
How underwater acoustics can help us better understand hooded seals
How underwater acoustics can help us better understand hooded seals
Arctic Ocean: climate change is flooding the remote north with light – and new species
Arctic Ocean: climate change is flooding the remote north with light – and new species
Greenland is melting: we need to worry about what’s happening on the largest island in the world
Greenland is melting: we need to worry about what’s happening on the largest island in the world
Artificial breeding site offers perfect platform for seabird observations
Artificial breeding site offers perfect platform for seabird observations
A valuable glimpse into an evasive species: New insights on the seasonal behaviours of Greenland sharks
A valuable glimpse into an evasive species: New insights on the seasonal behaviours of Greenland sharks
Community driven research tracking the movements of coastal fish in the western Canadian Arctic
Community driven research tracking the movements of coastal fish in the western Canadian Arctic
How top predators and fisheries can survive on the same prey
How top predators and fisheries can survive on the same prey
Arctic sea ice is being increasingly melted from below by warming Atlantic water
Arctic sea ice is being increasingly melted from below by warming Atlantic water
An indicator of environmental change: Studying the physiology thick billed murres
An indicator of environmental change: Studying the physiology thick billed murres
Svalbard glaciers lost their protective buffer in the mid-1980s and have been melting ever since
Svalbard glaciers lost their protective buffer in the mid-1980s and have been melting ever since
We mapped the world’s frozen peatlands – what we found was very worrying
We mapped the world’s frozen peatlands – what we found was very worrying
Heat waves, wildfire & permafrost thaw: The North’s climate change trifecta
Heat waves, wildfire & permafrost thaw: The North’s climate change trifecta
A valuable glimpse into an evasive species: New insights on the seasonal behaviours of Greenland sharks
A valuable glimpse into an evasive species: New insights on the seasonal behaviours of Greenland sharks
Why clouds are the key to new troubling projections on warming
Why clouds are the key to new troubling projections on warming
Beluga whales’ silence speaks volumes
Beluga whales’ silence speaks volumes
Plastic Pollution in the Canadian Arctic: How it got here, and why we should care
Plastic Pollution in the Canadian Arctic: How it got here, and why we should care
Native Species or Invasive? The Distinction Blurs as the World Warms
Native Species or Invasive? The Distinction Blurs as the World Warms
'Reimagining' the future of agriculture in Northern Canada
'Reimagining' the future of agriculture in Northern Canada
Urban Inuk Art: Living out traditional values through art
Urban Inuk Art: Living out traditional values through art
How will Arctic Char Respond to Rising Temperatures?
How will Arctic Char Respond to Rising Temperatures?
Housing is health: Coronavirus highlights the dangers of the housing crisis in Canada’s North
Housing is health: Coronavirus highlights the dangers of the housing crisis in Canada’s North
#My ArcticContest Rules
#My ArcticContest Rules
‘By Inuit and for Inuit’ Mobile app bridges traditional knowledge and technology
‘By Inuit and for Inuit’ Mobile app bridges traditional knowledge and technology
How Thawing Permafrost Is Beginning to Transform the Arctic
How Thawing Permafrost Is Beginning to Transform the Arctic
Sailing to Svalbard: The final destination
Sailing to Svalbard: The final destination
Sailing to Svalbard: Fair winds and following seas
Sailing to Svalbard: Fair winds and following seas
Unique Arctic project driven by local Inuit input
Unique Arctic project driven by local Inuit input
Sailing to Svalbard: The Grand Embarkation
Sailing to Svalbard: The Grand Embarkation
Mapping and monitoring: Bringing drone technologies to the Arctic
Mapping and monitoring: Bringing drone technologies to the Arctic
The art of communication: measuring greenhouse gas exchange in the Arctic
The art of communication: measuring greenhouse gas exchange in the Arctic
Naurvik project in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut testing new technologies to support food production in the Canadian Arctic
Naurvik project in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut testing new technologies to support food production in the Canadian Arctic
Collapsing permafrost is transforming Arctic lakes, ponds and streams
Collapsing permafrost is transforming Arctic lakes, ponds and streams
Beluga whales’ silence speaks volumes
Beluga whales’ silence speaks volumes
‘The unseen in the Labrador Sea’ Mapping the microbial life of Canada’s Arctic and Sub-arctic waters
‘The unseen in the Labrador Sea’ Mapping the microbial life of Canada’s Arctic and Sub-arctic waters
Underwater Arctic forests are expanding with rapid warming
Underwater Arctic forests are expanding with rapid warming
Chasing caribou across a changing Arctic
Chasing caribou across a changing Arctic
Video: The Retreat of Arctic Sea Ice
Video: The Retreat of Arctic Sea Ice
How barnacle geese adjust their migratory habits in the face of climate change
How barnacle geese adjust their migratory habits in the face of climate change
Go with the ice (floe), tales from the Research Vessel William Kennedy
Go with the ice (floe), tales from the Research Vessel William Kennedy
Winter storms are speeding up the loss of Arctic sea ice
Winter storms are speeding up the loss of Arctic sea ice
Huge sharks, tiny plankton: Exploring the changing Arctic from an icebreaker
Huge sharks, tiny plankton: Exploring the changing Arctic from an icebreaker
Making sense of what is happening in the Arctic
Making sense of what is happening in the Arctic
Mud hunting around Southampton Island
Mud hunting around Southampton Island
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