POLAR Blog articles

Inuit polar bear experts share their knowledge in a ground-breaking new study - August 10, 2022
Using DNA to track invasive species in the Arctic - August 2, 2022
Why is the Antarctic important to Canada? - June 10, 2022
How is rapid change in the Arctic affecting caribou? - June 6, 2022
Climate change and food security in the North - May 30, 2022
How is climate change affecting Arctic char? - May 16, 2022
Whales, change, and marine conservation in the Canadian Arctic - May 9, 2022
Insights from Indigenous knowledge holders and scientists on changing Arctic environments - May 2, 2022
New POLAR webinar series - February 24, 2022
How is climate change affecting the Arctic's smallest mammal, the lemming? - January 27, 2022
POLAR, National Research Council and Natural Resources Canada collaborate - December 7, 2021
How community-driven research is solving a problem with thawing permafrost in Kugluktuk - August 10, 2020
Turning waste into energy in the North - December 9, 2019
Tracking wildfire impacts at the top of the world – March 18, 2019
The Canadian High Arctic Research Station comes online – March 1, 2019
The groundbreaking program that helped make Canada an Arctic science heavyweight – November 16, 2018
Unearthing clues to the mystery of the great Pleistocene extinction in Yukon – October 15, 2018
The plan to save the N.W.T.’s dwindling Bathurst caribou herd – September 21, 2018
Managing an Arctic snow goose surge – August 24, 2018
How mobile labs are changing Arctic science – June 15, 2018
Antarctic springtail secrets – April 17, 2018
Investigating the landscape legacies of northern wildfires – March 16, 2018
How changing sea ice is also changing lives in the North – January 17, 2018
How satellite radar is making Canada's northern winter roads safer – October 31, 2017
How the ABoVE project is helping NASA gather data on our warming Arctic – October 10, 2017
Tracking the Arctic char of southern Victoria Island – September 27, 2017
How a new northern mapping project is preserving Inuit traditional knowledge – June 29, 2017
The surprising links between people and plants in the North – May 24, 2017
What's killing muskox in the Arctic Islands? – April 3, 2017
The mystery of Yukon's disappearing kestrels – February 17, 2017
Exposing the secrets of the largest Arctic meteorite crater found in a decade - December 22, 2016
How Arctic scientists are unveiling long-standing marine ecosystem mysteries - November 11, 2016
Archeologists find rich historical record in melting Arctic ice - October 4, 2016
How Antarctic isolation affects the mind - September 16, 2016
How a new catalogue of Arctic plants is revealing a changing North - July 14 2016
How researchers are saving northern runways - June 23, 2016
What insects are teaching us about the Arctic - May 24, 2016
Labrador project combines local knowledge with new technology to make ice travel safer - April 7, 2016
How Canadian ice research is changing the way offshore structures are built in the Arctic - December 23, 2015
How could a warming Arctic affect bowhead whales? - October 15, 2015
Renewable energy builds self-reliance in Fort McPherson, N.W.T. - August 27, 2015
Flame retardants in Nunavut gulls are helping scientists understand how the chemicals are affecting Arctic ecosystems - July 15, 2015
Housing innovations in Nunatsiavut - June 19, 2015
Mapping the Van Tat Gwich’in routes - April 24, 2015
Searching the North for new sources of medication - April 10, 2015
Ice-sealed lakes in Canada’s highest Arctic are ancient living laboratories - March 13, 2015
Using local knowledge to improve food security in the Arctic - March 6, 2015
Biodiversity at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean - February 11, 2015
Iconic driftwood house preserved in Mackenzie Delta permafrost - January 22, 2015
Tracking fresh water and contaminants in the Arctic Ocean - December 19, 2014
Innovative techniques monitor polar bears without disturbing them - November 27, 2014
Using Antarctic ice to map the universe’s energy hot spots - November 7, 2014
Advanced Canadian sonar technology takes crystal-clear pictures of arctic sea floor during the 2014 Franklin search - October 20, 2014
Not wanted on the voyage: Invasive species and Arctic shipping - September 26, 2014
Testing, testing: Inuit hunters and scientists work together to ensure walrus meat safe to eat - September 12, 2014
Could amphibious buildings be part of the solution for flood-prone James Bay communities? - August 15, 2014
Arctic berry research gives Inuit youth hands-on science experience - August 1, 2014
Heavy-metal-eating microorganisms are being put to work filtering contaminated water at northern mine sites - July 18, 2014
The Arctic voyages of the intrepid ringed seal - July 4, 2014
An innovative project is using Arctic greenhouses to build food security and community well-being - June 18, 2014
How an inventive Canadian experiment is exploring the possible effects of climate change in the Arctic - June 4, 2014
New research into Arctic marine mammal movements aims to maintain the future of a traditional Inuit food source - May 2, 2014
An Ottawa group of Arctic aficionados celebrates a milestone - April 16, 2014
An Arctic researcher works to reduce the impact of trace contaminants in country food - March 28, 2014
A program that sends youth from Canada’s North to Africa provides life-changing opportunities - March 8, 2014
Emerging satellite and imaging technologies may help limit the increasing risks to Arctic shipping and exploration - February 28, 2014
How economics, the environment and innovation may lead to a return to the airship, particularly for cargo transportation in the Canadian Arctic - February 8, 2014
A look at the complexities of reaping the rewards of Arctic resource development - January 25, 2014
Tracking the Arctic’s tiniest creatures reveals surprising insights into Canada’s polar region - January 11, 2014
Understanding change in Canada’s boreal forest — including its farthest northern reaches — is critical to appreciating habitat change around the globe - December 14, 2013
Tracking the Greenland shark’s Arctic movements - November 30, 2013
How studying Arctic marine seabirds helps document pollution trends in the North and beyond - November 16, 2013
Finding a balance between development and traditional food sharing in the North - November 2, 2013
High Arctic glacier researcher works to help predict the impacts of climate change - October 22, 2013
How muskrats are an example of co-operation between Aboriginal Peoples and government in Canada’s North - October 5, 2013
Antarctic research could help NASA limit risks to astronaut health - September 21, 2013
Canada's North may hold clues to water (and life!) on Mars - September 6, 2013