After it was buried in the Siberian tundra during the the ice age 30,000 years ago, scientists have pulled off the oldest successful regeneration of a living plant from ancient tissue.
Stephanie Pappas | The Christian Science Monitor
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Feb 21, 2012
Arctic News - Alaska Current Events and Political News
Russian scientists report that a 32,000-year-old arctic flower is generating fruit from its placenta. If true, it will the oldest plant by far that has ever grown from ancient tissue.
According to a new report from Swedish authorities, households pay much more than industry does under a carbon tax program intended to incentivize emissions reductions.
Last month, Canada's environment ministry laid off 60 scientists and researchers. The Canadian government has long been a pre-eminent international ozone and atmospheric research institution.
Margo McDiarmid | Eye on the Arctic
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Feb 16, 2012
Facebook's new server farm in Sweden's Far North is expected to emit a vast amount of heat. But the social media giant is not planning to recycle the energy.
