ARCTIC TODAY - TASS

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Northern convoys' little-known stories to be presented at exhibition in Arkhangelsk

World's first stratospheric platform successfully launched in Arctic

Scientists determine age of marine mammal bones thawed out on Wilczek Land

Research expedition to study lakes in Onega Pomorie national park

Scientists explain Arctic plankton's biological clock in darkness

The discovery changes the very understanding of high-latitude polar ecosystems structure and life in the subglacial ocean, experts say

Murmansk University comments on testing of stratospheric platform for Arctic research

The experiment would be environmentally safe, the university stressed

Marine debris composition changes at Novaya Zemlya's monitoring site

The Arctic Floating University has been monitoring marine debris at Russkaya Gavan for eight years

Clean Arctic volunteers fly to Cape Chelyuskin to prepare center for coming expeditions

The volunteers need to start the diesel engine, wastewater treatment facilities and make sure heating reaches the buildings

Scientists first time assess brown trout population on White Sea archipelago

The scientists conducted a genetic analysis, and prepared a scientific article for the Reports of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Life Sciences magazine

Scientists to install 75 camera traps on island in Kara Sea

The first expedition will be working for almost one month – from July 31 to August 25

Walrus skull with narwhal tusk embedded in it found on Arctic island

Scientists found the skull a few dozen meters from the coastline

Current year's first subsidized coastal voyage from Arkhangelsk to deliver cargo to Pevek

Voyages along the Northern Sea Route are subsidized to transport products at discounted sea freight rates, to build sustainable logistics, and to use better the Northern Sea Route's potential

Scientists first time use method to search for bacteria in air near bird nests in Arctic

The expedition participants established that the coliform bacteria's concentration near large bird colonies reaches a level where there is a possibility of spreading pathogenic or opportunistic bacteria in microbial aerosols formed around bird rookeries

Sleep regime, light helpful in cutting risk of depression in Arctic — psychologist

Olga Fidrya said that it is important to get the most available natural light in the morning, and darken the bedroom during the white nights season