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Investigate how climate change, predation, and pollution are among the ten critical threats endangering Arctic bird species, and uncover what more can be done.
During World War II, between 1941 and 1945, 78 Allied Arctic convoys brought more than 4 million tons of provisions and munitions to the U.S.S.R. These deliveries played a crucial role in the Soviet war effort. More than 1,400 merchant ships and naval vessels participated in the convoys to the ports of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk in Arctic Russia, which Winston Churchill once described as “the worst journey in the world.” Besides braving frozen seas and harsh weather conditions, the sailors also had to contend with attacks from German dive bombers and U-boat torpedoes. Altogether, more than 100 convoy ships had perished by the time the war ended and more than 3,000 lives were lost. (13 PHOTOS)
Other articles where Upper Paleolithic Period is discussed: Çatalhüyük: …interest for their link with Upper Paleolithic art.
Massive marine mammals reveal mind-blowing secrets, from their nerve-packed whiskers to their incredible hunting abilities - but there's more to discover.
Arctic Ocean, smallest of the world’s oceans, centring approximately on the North Pole. The Arctic Ocean and its marginal seas—the Chukchi, East Siberian, Laptev, Kara, Barents, White, Greenland, and Beaufort and, according to some oceanographers, also the Bering and Norwegian—are the least-known basins and bodies of water in the world ocean as a result of their remoteness, hostile weather, and perennial or seasonal ice cover. This is changing, however, because the Arctic may exhibit a strong response to global change and may be capable of initiating dramatic climatic changes through alterations induced in the oceanic thermohaline circulation by its cold,
Native American refers to a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, although the term often connotes only those groups whose original territories were in present-day Canada and the United States. Learn more about the history and culture of Native Americans in this article.
Wild Arctic fox in Iceland. Sometimes called mountain-fox. www.gudmann.is
From the Heroic Age of Exploration to modern day scientists conducting research on Antarctica’s ice-sheets, isolation is part and parcel of polar science and discovery.
A long time ago when it was warmer up north, one corner of Greenland was actually green and teeming with life.
A stunning Swedish wedding overlooking the majestic lake Langas and the out of this world scenery of Northern Sweden.
Get your dose of outstanding travel photos. This week: Take a dip into waters near and far for World Oceans Day.
Все музеи России, шедевры и коллекции музеев: живопись, графика, фотографии, скульптура, археология. Карта музеев.
Practise painting. Tribute to Valery Artamonov.
