Scientists flock to the territories each year to study climate change. But the way they conduct that research also holds its own important lesson about reconnecting to the land.
Written by Jacob Boon
PHOTO COURTESY YUKONU/NINA VOGT
As sea ice around the Arctic continues to recede, one company is combining traditional knowledge with cutting-edge technology to track its changes.
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo by Michael Schmidt/Courtesy of SmartICE
The origin of these ecological crown jewels of the Barrens is a tantalizing mystery.
Written by Dwayne Wohlgemuth
PHOTO BY DWAYNE WOHLGEMUTH
Bee Whyld combs through the Yukon to produce the champagne of honeys.
Written by Kaylee Maddison
PHOTOS BY FAITH SAWERS, COURTESY COURTNEY AND JOEL WILKINSON
The Arctic is chock-full of resilient animals. But when it comes to the toughest, who’s at the top?
Written by Dana Bowen
Polar bear standing on a rock
Scientists use 3D mapping to confirm the existence of an ancient slab called Resurrection.
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo courtesy University of Houston
How a storyteller and an astronomer named five of the ringed planet’s satellites after Inuit legends.
Written by Jacob Boon
ILLUSTRATION BY BETH COVVEY
Dene constellations show a new way of understanding our relationship with the world.
Written by Jacob Boon
ILLUSTRATION COURTESY MARECA GUTHRIE
There’s still a lot of mystery and intrigue about the time Cosmos 954 crashed into the Northwest Territories.
Written by Dana Bowen
ILLUSTRATION COURTESY NICK MACINTOSH
