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A ladies’ man
People | The Kremlin’s representative in Murmansk is counting on the efforts of his young, female staffers to help him win the gubernatorial election this September
The time zones, they may be a-changin’
Most of Greenland is four hours behind Denmark. The premier wants to know whether there is any benefit of having one time apply to it
Next stop: New Arctic
Before space was the final frontier, there was the Arctic. The lessons learned by the explorers of yore may prove valuable for tomorrow’s spacefarers
Standing on principle
UPDATE | After setting its own whaling quota in 2013, Greenland will again be granted an official exemption from the whaling moratorium
In Norway’s far north the future of the internet is now
Fibre optic cables are delivering some of the world’s fastest internet speeds to residents of Svalbard
In annual addresses, silence speaks louder than hype
While many Arctic leaders left the region out in the cold during their New Year’s addresses, those who did all agree: big change is ahead
What happens in the Arctic, stays in the Arctic
Wave after wave of bizarre weather has ravaged the Northern Hemisphere, but don’t blame the Arctic, scientists say
Record warmth (and NYC shopping carts) causing problems in Alaska
While parts of the US are dealing with record cold, Alaskans are wondering what happened to winter
Technology in the North: vital and delicate
While a Nunavut company develops an app to help people learn, a tiny Alaskan town learns the true cost of “stupid”
The tie that binds
Two countries that often find themselves on opposite sides of issues find common ground above the Arctic Circle, says Canadian minister Ray Weaver John Baird,
All’s quiet on the Arctic front
Amidst the forecasted chaos between countries claiming their rights in the region, experts say “the Arctic has proven to be politically stable”