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Across the Arctic | Siku: Witness to time

This reflection on the incomparable magnitude of ice’s existence highlights the stark contrast between ice time and human time. Keep reading

Will Hinkle

Middlebury College

A light blue iceberg floats in teal blue waters. A massive glacier spans the background, and three yellow kayaks, each with two pasengers, dot the space between.

Photo by Will Hinkle

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Across the Arctic | Southeast Greenland’s fjords: Adapting to a changing climate

Few places are facing environmental changes faster than Greenland's fjords, offering scientists a unique opportunity for research. Keep reading

Kailey Aiken

University of Tampa

Across the Arctic | Southeast Greenland’s fjords: Adapting to a changing climate

Photo by Kailey Aiken

Essay | Seabeach amaranth: A plant once lost roots itself home

An environmental studies student explains how volunteers are helping restore the seabeach amaranth in coastal South Carolina. Keep reading

Essay | Seabeach amaranth: A plant once lost roots itself home

Across the Arctic | Cultural cuisine at 70 degrees north: A chef’s table in East Greenland

Our expedition travelers got to experience new places, new experiences, and new cultures — even at the dinner table. Keep reading

Imani M. Cheers

Director of Academic Adventures | Planet Forward

Across the Arctic | Cultural cuisine at 70 degrees north: A chef’s table in East Greenland

Attack of the emerald ash borer

George Washington University student Joan Scheurer covers the invasion of emerald ash borer, a destructive beetle affecting trees in one of D.C.’s signature parks. Keep reading

Attack of the emerald ash borer

Across the Arctic | Meet the angel’s messenger

The sea angel and the sea butterfly have been locked into a predator-prey relationship for millennia. Now, as ocean acidification is on the rise, the numbers of both species are dwindling. Keep reading

Cameron Armendariz

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | School of Freshwater Sciences

Across the Arctic | Meet the angel’s messenger

Across the Arctic | What if Greenland was mined? Navigating landscapes, resources, and autonomy

Mining Greenland has become a hot topic on news outlets all over the world. As the island’s ice sheet melts, what to do with the exposed resources, and who gets to control them, is an urgent unanswered question. Keep reading

Alexia Massoud

George Washington University, Columbia University

Across the Arctic | What if Greenland was mined? Navigating landscapes, resources, and autonomy

Across the Arctic | ‘We all come from here’: On Indigenous consciousness and place in Kalaallit Nunaat

In Kalaallit Nunaat, visitors reflect on how they carry their experiences with them as they move through the world. Keep reading

Tommey Jodie

University of Arizona, Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

Across the Arctic | ‘We all come from here’: On Indigenous consciousness and place in Kalaallit Nunaat

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Across the Arctic | Siku: Witness to time

Will Hinkle

Across the Arctic | Southeast Greenland’s fjords: Adapting to a changing climate

Kailey Aiken

Essay | Seabeach amaranth: A plant once lost roots itself home

Khloe Turner

Essay | Seabeach amaranth: A plant once lost roots itself home

Across the Arctic | Cultural cuisine at 70 degrees north: A chef’s table in East Greenland

Imani M. Cheers

Across the Arctic | Cultural cuisine at 70 degrees north: A chef’s table in East Greenland

Attack of the emerald ash borer

Joan Scheurer

Attack of the emerald ash borer

Across the Arctic | Meet the angel’s messenger

Cameron Armendariz

Across the Arctic | Meet the angel’s messenger

Across the Arctic | What if Greenland was mined? Navigating landscapes, resources, and autonomy

Alexia Massoud

Across the Arctic | What if Greenland was mined? Navigating landscapes, resources, and autonomy

Across the Arctic | ‘We all come from here’: On Indigenous consciousness and place in Kalaallit Nunaat

Tommey Jodie

Across the Arctic | ‘We all come from here’: On Indigenous consciousness and place in Kalaallit Nunaat

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