The gap between society and the polar regions is a huge distance symbolized here: The vast expanse of Greenland as seen from the Arctic Circle Trail, where ill-equipped or ill-prepared visitors have to be rescued time and again. (Photo: Destination Arctic Circle...
Light is one of the essential elements for the synthesis of vitamin D by the skin. Sunset in Nunavik. Image: Martin Tuchschere / Wikimedia Commons A new study has just documented an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency in the villages and communities of northern Canada....
The author of this book particularly likes the town of Churchill, in the Canadian province of Manitoba, to get up close and personal with polar bears. Image : Acte Sud The polar bear outlines and fills the Arctic with its wanderings, to the point of touching the...
The book “Nord-Est Groenland” by Christian Kempf is in the style of Rolf Stange’s “Spitzbergen” guide. Covering everything from nature and culture to geopolitical significance, the 287-page book describes the most diverse aspects of the...
“My idea is that we can use nature’s own solutions to make our crops and fields more resistant to climate change.” Eske Willerslev. Screen shot : PolarJournal / Arctic Hub / YouTube This article by Sara Kirstine Hald was originally published by...
