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‘More unzipping of the landscape’: Arctic permafrost could crumble into rivers, unleashing devastating feedback loop
Permafrost isn’t just a feature of Arctic landscapes — it actually shapes those landscapes by directing the flow of water.…
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Polar bear sleeping on tiny iceberg drifting in Arctic sea captured in heartbreaking photo
A heart-wrenching image captures a young polar bear napping on the melting scraps of a tiny, drifting iceberg. British amateur…
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Extremely rare ‘rainbow clouds’ light up Arctic skies for 3 days in a row
Iridescent, rainbow-colored clouds, known as polar stratospheric clouds, have been spotted across the Arctic for days on end. (Image credit:…
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Sea of methane sealed beneath Arctic permafrost could trigger climate feedback loop if it escapes
Thawing permafrost due to climate change is releasing methane, a potent greenhouse gas. (Image credit: Valerii Buzun via Getty Images)…
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Possible Arctic graveyard may be northernmost Stone Age cemetery — but there are no human remains to prove it
Archaeologists think they may have found one of the largest prehistoric hunter-gatherer cemeteries in northern Europe just a hair south…
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Explorers retrace 1845 Arctic expedition that ended in death and cannibalism
The recent expedition searching for Franklin’s tomb became trapped by ice for eight days in Pasley Bay, Nunavut, Canada. (Image…
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Bison are being introduced to the Russian Arctic to replace extinct woolly mammoths. But why?
Scientists hope that by introducing plains bison (Bison bison bison) to the Russian Arctic, they can restore the region’s grassy…
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