In 1918, Iceland gained independence from Denmark, setting in motion a wave of nationalism that threatened the survival of turf houses. Advocates of modernization argued that Reykjavik paled in ...

A single footprint found at the site of Swan Point, Alaska, may have been made by a tween wandering around his or her house, and archaeologists say this is rare evidence of day-to-day family ...

No Limits Inc.’s Prosperity House — formerly the Old Ranch Motel — is the most recent addition of permanent supportive housing in Fairbanks. It provides housing for people recently incarcerated.

The permafrost in the bogs of subarctic Sweden is undergoing dramatic changes. The part of the soil that thaws in the summer, the so-called active layer, has become thicker since 1970, and the ...

New study reveals that the bacterial communities that live in subarctic caves, which can give rise to products of particular interest to medicine and industry, are more diverse and complex than ...

Criterion (ix): The property displays a comprehensive set of ecological and biological processes associated with its diverse arctic and subarctic ecosystems. Its bio-geographical location, on the ...