Topic: Ellesmere Island
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In Pictures: Arctic animals
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Camels evolved in the Arctic, say scientists
The ancestors of modern camels roamed forests in northern Canada, a new fossil discovery suggests.
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Arctic warming could spur regrowth of ancient fossil forest
The paleo-scene won't sprout up overnight, of course, said Alexandre Guertin-Pasquier of the University of Montreal, who will present his research at the Canadian Paleontology Conference in Toronto this week.
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In Pictures: Arctic animals
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Why birds migrate to the Arctic
Scientists look for the reasons that birds migrate thousands of miles to nest in the Arctic.
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How teeth may help solve a 53 million-year mystery
Scientists have long wondered if animals migrated to Ellesmere Island seasonally or stayed throughout the year. Now, they have some clues.
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Canadians pull together under a blanket of snow
Rare coast-to-coast white Christmas refreshes sense of unity.
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Shrinking Arctic Ocean sea ice signals climate change
Global warming may have accelerated the irreversible loss of ice shelves that are thousands of years old, say scientists.
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