Sep 16 2010
Arctic Sea Ice Melts To Near-Record Level
Arctic sea ice melted over the summer to cover the third smallest area on record.
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Sep 13 2010
Log of 1912 Arctic Expedition Found
The fate of the Russian crew seeking the ice-choked Northeast Passage had long been shrouded in mystery.
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Aug 26 2010
BP Abandons Arctic Drilling Plan
In the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the energy giant looks to avoid further controversy.
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Jul 29 2010
150-Year-Old Lost Ship Found in Arctic
In 1850, the vessel embarked on a search mission to follow the trail of a doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage.
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Jun 28 2010
Arctic Overreacts to Climate Change
Geological research shows that whenever Earth heats up a few degrees, the Arctic gets three times as warm.
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Jun 21 2010
U.S. Sidelined in Fight for Arctic’s Future
Held up in legislative limbo in the United States, the Law of the Sea treaty could give other nations the authority to tap into natural resources in the Arctic.
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Jun 09 2010
Template for Life on Mars Found
A shallow spring in Canada holds a type of bacteria that could thrive on Mars.
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May 26 2010
Oil and the Arctic’s Future
Would you risk a Gulf of Mexico-type oil spill in the pristine U.S. Arctic Ocean? If things continue as planned, we'll all take that gamble when drilling begins on July 1.
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May 06 2010
Largest Beaver Dam Seen From Space
The dam in northern Canada spans 2,800 feet and has likely been under construction since the 1970s.
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May 03 2010
Woolly Mammoth Blood Revived Through Bacteria
Bacteria reprogrammed with 43,000-year-old mammoth DNA reveal clues to how the extinct mammals survived extreme cold.
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