Mike Keen will probably have to weave his way through the numerous icebergs and boulders in the waters off Ilulissat (Photo: Julia Hager) Englishman Mike Keen has been paddling his kayak along the coast of western Greenland since the end of April. He is driven by a...
Panda bears, alpacas and penguins felt the impact of calving events, but polar bears, who were closest, did not. Graphic: Oliver Day / Oregon State University In the immediate vicinity of Greenland, massive icebergs regularly broke off from an ice sheet in North...
The frozen climate archive could be secured before it disappears. Photo: Riccardo Selvatico / CNR In early April, an international research team from the Ice Memory Foundation set out for Holtedahlfonna on Svalbard as part of the SENTINEL project. Their mission: to...
Female polar bear with two cubs. Photo: Michael Wenger The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources has been conducting the first ever polar bear census in East Greenland since March this year. It is the largest census in history. Since March 22, 2023, international...
The 30,000-year-old mummified Arctic ground squirrel found near Dawson City will be on display at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre beginning in May 2023. (Photo: Government of Yukon) Canada’s Yukon paleontologists have unveiled an unusual find from the...