The little seaside city that's the driest in the world - almost never rains
The city only sees around 0.76 mm of rainfall per year, though its plant and wildlife life is supported by the moisture of a ...
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Women's basketball: Former MDI star Phelps coaches undefeated Bowdoin to conference title
It should come as no surprise to local basketball fans that the tradition-laden Bowdoin College women are having another ...
These Plants Photosynthesize Deep in the Arctic Even When There’s No Light
Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...
I travelled inside the ‘Flying Bum’ – this is what it was like
The vast, helium-filled balloon which gives its famous curves and takes it airborne has been deflated, but we were able to ...
Polar Bear Won’t Let Ice Get In The Way Of His Morning Swim
Siku the polar bear doesn’t let a little ice get him down. When the pool in his Calgary Zoo habitat froze over, he worked ...
On an island carved by climate extremes, I came to better understand our own polarization
The fractures in our social and political fabrics are, in some ways, not unlike the landscape of Devon Island, in the High ...
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Rare Western Palearctic birds: Verreaux's Eagle
Benedict Macdonald discusses the status of the enigmatic Verreaux's Eagle in the Western Palearctic, summarising recent ...