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The Navy Seals Just Used Snowmobiles To Meet up With a Freakin' Submarine

Powersports and special operations are common bedfellows. But using a snowmobile to meet up with a submarine? That's pretty new and quite rad.

RideApart

Canada Boosting Military Spending To Meet NATO Guidelines

Canada is ramping up defense spending to meet NATO's 2% GDP target by 2029, with a focus on Arctic security and modernization efforts.

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Wreck of the last ship of famed Anglo-Irish explorer Shackleton found off the coast of Canada

The wreck of the last ship belonging to a famous Irish-born British explorer of Antarctica has been found off the coast of Canada by an international team led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society

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Wreck of Shackleton’s ship Quest found, last link to ‘heroic age of Antarctic exploration’

The vessel, which sank off the coast of Canada in 1962, was used by the explorer on his final voyage to the continent

The Guardian - UK

On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace review – a jaw-droppingly unforgettable real-life tale

This documentary series about an anti-oil protest gone wrong is absolutely gripping. It features guns, helicopters and nearly drowning while in mid-air

The Guardian - UK

How to build stunning realistic environments in 3D

Here's how Mario Leone used Unreal Engine, Gaea and NukeX to create three captivating landscapes.

Creative Bloq

Arctic 'zombie fires' rising from the dead could unleash vicious cycle of warming

Zombie fires that burn underground over winter may be a case of climate change-driven spontaneous combustion, new research reveals.

LiveScience

A shocking 79% of female scientists have negative experiences during polar field work

Every day, women are working on frontier science in Earth’s unforgiving polar environments. Our study, published today in PLOS Climate, investigated what their experiences are actually like.

The Conversation

How the 1901 Discovery expedition’s polar explorers stayed healthy during their Antarctic journey

Antarctica is the most inhospitable continent on earth. It’s dry, cold, and completely dark for months of the year. Edwardian explorers were some of the first to brave the Antarctic winter, developing new knowledge still drawn upon by scientists today.

The Conversation

Chinese scientists are increasingly shaping the future of the Arctic amid China’s rising presence

Scientists are playing a significant role in the Arctic region, helping to educate the world about its unique ecosystem along with the ongoing geopolitical positioning by Arctic and non-Arctic states.

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The Independent UK

How to cool off with bears and ‘bergs on Arctic holidays this summer

As the ice melts, now is the time to explore the far north

Inverse

Why Zombie Fires In The Arctic Just Won’t Die

The Independent UK

The remote Arctic islands that Norway is desperate to keep hold of

Around 60% of Svalbard’s 3,000 inhabitants are Norwegians, while the rest comes from a wide variety of nations

The Conversation

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

So-called “zombie fires” in the peatlands of Alaska, Canada and Siberia disappear from the Earth’s surface and smoulder underground during the winter before coming back to life the following spring. These fires puzzle scientists because they appear in early May, way ahead of the usual fire season in the far…

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Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds

As frozen ground below the surface melts, exposed minerals such as iron are giving streams a rusty color that pose a risk to wildlife

International Business Times

For Sale: Unique Piece Of Land In Strategic Arctic Archipelago

The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up for grabs, a property likely to entice China but which Norway does not intend to let go without a fight.

Top News

Limited Arctic Cooperation Between West And Russia Despite Tensions

Explore limited cooperation between Norway and Russia in the Arctic Council amidst broader geopolitical tensions.

Evening Standard

I joined an expedition to the Arctic. Here’s why everyone should...

Dog sledding through the arctic, Samantha Herbert discovers that no environment is out of bounds

The Guardian - UK

Ice dives, walrus snaps and whale encounters: the man telling extreme stories of an Arctic at risk

Andreas B. Heide has been shortlisted for a Shackleton award for his work in the far north, getting up close to nature to connect people emotionally with a fragile ecosystem

LiveScience

Earth from space: Mysterious wave ripples across 'galaxy' of icebergs in Arctic fjord

A puzzling arc was spotted in the water of a Greenland fjord littered with iceberg fragments. There are a couple of possible explanations for this bizarre phenomenon but we will likely never know what caused it, experts say.

The Guardian - UK

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley review – a seriously fun sci-fi romcom

A bureaucrat in near-future London finds love with a Victorian Arctic explorer in a thrilling debut that takes a deep dive into human morality

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