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Turning the Tide for Imperiled Arctic Biodiversity

By Athena Copenhaver | 31 July 2024

The Arctic hosts an intricate web of biodiversity. Seals, walruses, and whales roam the frigid ocean waves. Bears, moose, and a variety of plants and fungi sprawl through boreal forest…

A Dazzling Display of Indigenous Fashion

By Alex Shahbazi | 17 May 2024

Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer’s designs dazzled a crowd of cheering hundreds during April’s Far North Fashion Show in Anchorage. An annual showpiece of the Arctic Encounter Symposium, the event features Alaska…

Rising Arctic Flames

By Alex Shahbazi | 7 May 2024

Nine diverse voices spoke to the increasing severity of Arctic and boreal wildland fire at the 10th anniversary Arctic Encounter Symposium last week. In a session convened by SEARCH Research…

A Science Symposium in the Middle of the Bering Sea

By Alex Shahbazi | 20 March 2024

SEARCH recently participated in a unique sharing of science in the middle of a wintery Bering Sea. In the midst of high winds and blizzards, several ARC NAV colleagues traveled to Gambell,…

Walruses, Subsistence, and Three-Eyed Seeing

By Alex Shahbazi | 22 February 2024

SEARCH presented its ongoing examination into walrus accessibility in the Bering and Chukchi seas to the Eskimo Walrus Commission (EWC) in December 2023. A collaboration between academic, Indigenous, and policy…