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Why international Arctic researchers are eager to get trapped in sea ice

The Alfred Wegener Institute’s Polarstern research icebreaker plans to freeze itself into Arctic sea ice for the winter, following Fridtjof Nansen’s path, on a research mission.

In 1893, Fridtjof Nansen set out on one of the great expeditions in world history, deliberately trapping his ship in the ice to drift across the Arctic.

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How to make beautiful music

Nunavut Sivuniksavut students Philip Evaluarjuk, left, and Jillian Kaviok sand the necks of the ukuleles they’re crafting by hand during a Jan. 23 workshop at the Ottawa school. (Photo by Shelton Nipisar)

Feel the chill

An early morning scene in chilly Ivujivik on Wednesday, Jan. 30, when the Nunavik community woke to -40C temperatures and the sun peeking over the horizon. (Photo by Siasie Audlaluk)

Hard at work

Nunavut Sivuniksavut student Jule Alivaktuk cuts out the shapes of the ornaments she is working on during a Jan. 23 workshop in Ottawa, led by instructor Meeka Kakudluk. (Photo by Shelton Nipisar)

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