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 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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lunar
eclipses are produced by the Earth casting its shadow on the Moon?
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Plate tectonicsxPlate tectonics : The theory supported by a wide range of evidence that considers the Earth's crust and upper mantle to be composed of several large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another.
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Research Highlights
Researchers have found a primitive Earth mantle reservoir on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Geologist Matthew Jackson and his colleagues from a multi-institution collaboration report the finding--the...
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