Explore Inuit Mythology
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 of the Inuit people that live in Greenland. The ...
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Sedna was the sea spirit according to the peoples of northern Canada and Greenland, known as ...
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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 Arctic is warming quickly, faster than other places on Earth. Inuit people who live there ...
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For four months a team of explorers and educators led by Will Steger explored Baffin Island ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that many cultures have
studied the heavens in the past?
Did you know that different cultures imagined different constellations, based on their own cultural context?
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
Geologists think that the waters of Lake Tanganyika, a long lake located in East Africa, has experienced a huge amount of warming in the last 100 years. Currently, the surface water of this lake is the...
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