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Expedition Sets Sail to Plumb Arctic Depths

By OurAmazingPlanet Staff published

Updated charts needed as sea ice loss drives increase in ship traffic.

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Largest Arctic Iceberg in 50 Years Spotted Off Canada

By Live Science Staff published

Iceberg has traveled nearly 2,000 miles in Arctic waters.

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Largest Arctic Iceberg in 50 Years Spotted

By OurAmazingPlanet Staff published

Iceberg has traveled nearly 2,000 miles in Arctic waters.

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Whale Ahoy! Arctic Expedition Makes First Sighting

By Live Science Staff published

Thar' she blows! Arctic expedition got an eyeful.

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NASA to Go Boldly ... to the Arctic, Again

By OurAmazingPlanet Staff published

Second leg of the mission begins June 25.

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Close Call: Ozone Hole Nearly Opens Over Arctic

By Stephanie Pappas published

Unusually cold weather in the stratosphere destroys 40 percent of the Arctic ozone layer.

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Ice cave or englacial melt channel. This ice cave was formed by meltwater flowing within the glacier ice. Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada.

On Ice: Stunning Images of Canadian Arctic

By Jennifer Welsh published

Researchers measure the amount of ice melting from huge glaciers.

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New Identity for Arctic Explorer Emerges 140 Years Later

By Wynne Parry published

Analysis reveals the dead British explorer wasn't who was thought.

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Rescue in the Arctic: Historic Treaty To Coordinate Operations

By Rebecca Kessler published

Eight nations negotiate first agreement covering the Far North.

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The Myth of Arctic Daylight and Darkness Exposed

By Joe Rao, Astronomer published

Myth: Entire arctic region experiences six months of daylight and six months of darkness.

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