Today I'm going on the ice with a small group of researchers interested in the biology and chemistry of the sea ice (don't worry Mom, as always we're with an experienced observer of polar bears!)... Read More...

Peter Manbridge might be a long way from his anchor desk at the CBC National News....
But his visit will help us tell the story of the Circumpolar Flaw Lead system Study.

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Brent Else looks at what it is like to spend a day working with CFL Team 6, the Gas Exchange Team.

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I work at the Institut de Ciències del Mar in Barcelona (Catalunya, Spain). I am a member of the scientific team lead by Carlos Pedros-Alio and the first one of my team to arrive on the ship. Read More...

Among the equipment being carried on this formidable icebreaking and floating research vessel, are plastic hockey sticks and enough small orange plastic balls to withstand breakage in the sub-freezing temperatures. Goalies wore carpentry shop safety masks, and Jesse, the science team goalie, made kneepads out of big blue sponges used for mopping fuel....

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A beluga whale could have 10 million times the amount of mercury that is found in the water.... Read More...

Reading and hearing about the Arctic in winter is one thing, being able to see, feel, and hear it for myself, something else entirely. I’m amazed and excited by what I’m seeing and learning...
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As I sit to write about my experience on the Amundsen thus far - my mind races to a hundred different experiences and episodes of wonder. Coming from Southern California in the U.S. we hear about the Arctic. We read about the Arctic. In my opinion, until you experience the Arctic you really know little about this part of the world’s magic and majesty.

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The coast guard and scientific crews of the CGGS Amundsen teamed up to welcome the people of the Sachs Harbour on board for a day of visiting and idea exchange...

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The notion of day and night has lost significance... The Sun doesn’t rise anymore; We still get a few hours of light but there’s no distinction between dawn and dusk.... So time as we know it, is no longer a bench mark one can guide your life with... Read More...

Jinping Zhao and Tao Li from the Ocean University of China have come to the top of the world to add a little light into the darkness of the Arctic Ocean....

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