Explore Inuit Mythology
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Malina is the Sun goddess of the Inuit people who live in Greenland. The word "Inuit" means ...
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Anningan is the name of the Moon god of some Inuit tribes that live in Greenland. The Inuit ...
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Sedna is the spirit of the sea according to the peoples of northern Canada and Greenland, named ...
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Traditional Inuit way of life was influenced by the harsh climate and stark landscapes of the ...
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A truly unique photo album of Inuit life at the turn of the last century ...
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The climate of the Arctic region is warming quickly, faster than other places on Earth, and ...
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For four months a team of explorers and educators led by Will Steger explored Baffin Island ...
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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ChinookxChinook : A dry down-slope wind which occurs on the downwind side of a mountain range. It is a rain shadow wind which results from the subsequent (adiabatic) warming of air which has dropped most of its moisture on windward slopes.
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Research Highlights
Marine scientists long believed that a microbe called Trichodesmium, a member of a group called the cyanobacteria, reigned over the ocean's nitrogen budget. New research results reported on-line today...
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