We Have a Bone to Pick With the Polar Bear Penis Study
John Oliver is hilarious, but his Sunday night bit on pollution and polar bears’ penis bones is based on shaky science.
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How to Grow a Cantaloupe in the Arctic
In the Yukon, entrepreneurs and researchers wrestle with a question: Can high-tech greenhouses help tackle food security in the North?
The Leader of the Pack
Stories about athletes with flawed character are endless, but what about those who exceed our expectations?
The Government Is OK With a 75 Percent Chance of a Major Arctic Oil Spill. Are You?
The Department of the Interior says there’s a 75 percent chance of a major oil spill in the Arctic—and it’s willing to take that chance.
Offshore Oil and an Alaskan Disaster
Did Big Oil learn anything from the financial and near-environmental disaster that was the grounding of Shell’s Arctic drill ship in 2012? And will they be able to apply those lessons now that oil prices are plummeting?
A Manageable Way Forward in the Arctic
In Edward Struzik's new book Future Arctic: Field Notes From a World on the Edge, he avoids the apocalyptic and offers a vision of how pragmatists could tackle some of the region's many environmental problems.
In the Third Inning It’s Oil Drillers 1, Polar Bears 0
In a setback to the animal we described as the “fuzzy face of climate change,” a federal court…
Polar Conference Opens With Inspiring Prize
A new prize for research in the Canadian Arctic offers a conduit for researchers to put their findings into action.
Measuring the Melting Arctic Sea Ice
A new satellite will measure to the centimeter just how far gone, or going, the Arctic ice cap really is.
Saving Fuel But Melting Ice Faster
Sailing from the Atlantic to the Orient across the roof of the world has been the dream of Arctic explorers and world traders for centuries. It saves fuel, too, so what's not to like? Well ...