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First atlas of Inuit Arctic trails launched

10 Jun 2014

New digital resource brings together centuries of cultural knowledge for the first time, showing that networks of trails over snow and sea ice...

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The first sign of the spring melt - a stream is seen flowing on the ice in the Arctic.

A response to Methane Mischief: Misleading Commentary Published In Nature

26 Jul 2013

The 24 July news story about the potential cost of Arctic methane release has provoked widespread coverage, including a critique in the Washington...

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Methane emissions caused by shrinking sea ice from the Arctic could cost the world 60 trillion dollars.

Cost of Arctic methane release could be ‘size of global economy’ warn experts

24 Jul 2013

Economic modelling shows that the possible methane emissions caused by shrinking sea ice from just one area of the Arctic could come with a global...

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Some of the research being undertaken to measure Arctic tree lines

Invading Trees?

09 Mar 2012

Rumours of trees ‘invading’ the Arctic as a by-product of climate change have been ‘greatly exaggerated’ according to a polar scientist due to...

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Living with the Inugguit

25 Nov 2011

A film documenting the disappearing oral traditions of the northernmost settled people on Earth offers a glimpse into how their way of life is...

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Stephen Leonard in Greenland.

Death by monoculture

02 Sep 2011

Having just returned from a year spent documenting the language and culture of the remote Inughuit community of north-western Greenland, Dr Stephen...

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arctic

NATO and Russia to join in dialogue at icebreaker

13 Oct 2010

<p>Members of NATO and Russian Federation will have their first ever open dialogue on the future of international security in...

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endangered culture

An endangered culture, on top of the world

12 Aug 2010

A project to document the unique language and culture of a remote Inuit community which is threatened by the effects of climate change is being...

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Arctic Sky

Scientists issue warning on future of central Arctic

17 Apr 2009

Scientists have warned that world leaders are in a race against time to make key decisions about the future of international co-operation in the...

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freezeframe

Freeze Frame: through the eyes of the polar explorers

01 Jan 2009

An ambitious project is making accessible some of the most important visual resources for research into international polar exploration.

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Dr Barbara Bodenhorn

Engaging with Inuit communities

01 Jan 2009

At first glance, reasons for researching locations as different as the Arctic and Mexico are not self-evident. But comparison is at the core of...

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My eye

New test may lead to early diagnosis of devastating eye condition

24 Jul 2008

A test to show whether a person may be genetically predisposed to suffer one of the most prevalent forms of blindness in the elderly - before...

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