From Arctic wargames to 200-year-old whales: the must-read stories of the summer
Here's a recap of this summer's must-read stories from the Arctic.
Environment
Arctic grey wolves featured on new postage stamps
Canada Post highlights ecological importance of wolves in Canada on four new stamps.
Antarctica’s next research station rethinks how humans live on ice
A new Antarctic observatory will test our ability to inhabit extreme environments better.
Russia’s second new ice-class LNG carrier heads via Northern Sea Route, LSEG data shows
Russia's second new domestically-built ice-class carrier for transporting liquefied natural gas, the Konstantin Posiet,…
Trump administration ends NOAA support for annual Arctic Report Card
The annual report, issued since 2006, prominently features work of Alaska scientists and conditions…
New research shows reduced reliability of Alaska’s landfast ice
Northern Alaska’s landfast ice season is getting shorter, shrinking a critical resource for the…
ExxonMobil won big at a big Alaska lease sale. Months later, its bids are still in legal limbo
In March, after a series of recent big oil discoveries in the National Petroleum…
Coastal erosion, eye health research receive funding from Arctic non-profit
Money to support priorities identified by northern communities, ArcticNet scientific director says Northern researchers…
Trump administration mounts second attempt to relax offshore Arctic drilling rules
The U.S. administration is trying to change safety rules for oil operations in Arctic…
