How humans have pushed the Arctic into a ‘new regime’
Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its ...
What's driving the changing face of Arctic geopolitics?
Rarely in the news, the Arctic has returned to the spotlight following the return of Donald Trump as US president. But who ...
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The 7 Best Expedition Cruise Lines
As wanderlust drives us toward increasingly off-the-beaten-path destinations, the number of passengers traveling on ...
Climate Activists Arrested in Protest of Houston Energy Conference
In Houston, Texas, police arrested eight climate activists Monday as they held a nonviolent protest and briefly blocked a street near the CERAWeek Energy Conference. Protesters demanded an end to oil ...
In Search of Happiness, Northern Lights (and Santa Claus) On an Adventure to Arctic Finland
And they should know. Finland is constantly touted worldwide as the home of the happiest people on earth, despite their ...
Alaska Native News2d
Farewell to a funny, brilliant scientist
Glenn Shaw died on Feb. 28, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. The atmospheric chemist was for years a scientist and professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. He was funny and ...
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The Race for the Arctic Is Undermining Indigenous Rights
The Russian attack on Ukraine has had major consequences thousands of miles from the battlefields. Since Russia launched its ...
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Farewell to Glenn Shaw, a funny, brilliant Alaska scientist
Glenn Shaw died on Feb. 28, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. The atmospheric chemist was for years a scientist and professor at the ...
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A rural Alaska school asked the state to fund a repair. Nearly two decades later, the building is about to collapse.
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska ...
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Scientists witnessed a ‘Humpback Palooza’ in the Arctic. Local hunters worry about what that could mean for subsistence.
In recent years, researchers have documented salmon surviving in North Slope rivers, bowhead whales expanding their foraging ...
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The unforseen effects of melting glaciers on Arctic coastal ecosystems
Researchers found that climate change induced glacial melt increases the heavy metal content and changes the microbiome of habitat-forming brown algae in Arctic fjords. As algae are at the basis of ...
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Energy Innovation in Alaska: Microgrids to the Rescue
Alaska has more microgrids than any other U.S. state. It also has approximately 100 utilities serving a population of less than 1 million people. Innovation has been spurred not by public policy but ...