Thanks to a collar equipped with a GPS and a camera, a research team has been able to track 20 polar bears in Hudson Bay, in order to understand how and what the King of the Arctic eats while on land. Result (from top to bottom and left to right): berries, gull,...
Jean Malaurie was famous for his work in the Far North, and for his commitment to the Indigenous polar populations. Image: Claude Truong-Ngoc / Wikimedia Commons French ethnologist and geographer Jean Malaurie died on February 5 in France at the age of 101....
Nittaituq means “weather with poor visibility” in Inuktitut. Image: Nittaituq When two scientists team up with a filmmaker, the result is Nittaituq. A short film made in a Nunavut village, documenting the Inuit’s approach to climate change. Released...
When nature takes her paintbrushes, the result is the Belcher Islands. Located on Hudson Bay, they are home to the small community of Sanikiluaq and its thousand inhabitants. Image: Landsat 7 / USGS From the convolutions of frozen rivers to concentrations of...
This Sunday, February 4, Zurich NONAM takes you to the Arctic. From Arctic Circumpolar Art to throat singing, mushing and huskies, the museum offers a whole range of activities for adults and children as part of its Arctic Day. Image: Markus Bühler / NONAM The Arctic...
