Brian Owens is a freelance science writer and editor based in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. His work has appeared in Nature, New Scientist, the Canadian Medical Association Journal, The Lancet, and others. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/brian-owens/rss en Research Tue, 12 Sep 2017 09:12:49 +0000 Brian Owens https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/09/12/canadas-new-arctic-research-facility-prepares-to-open https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/09/12/canadas-new-arctic-research-facility-prepares-to-open The Canadian High Arctic Research Station in Cambridge Bay will serve as a base for scientists studying everything from the region’s changing cryosphere to how to best deploy renewable energy projects in northern communities. Northern People & Health Research Tue, 22 Aug 2017 03:00:17 +0000 Brian Owens https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/08/22/how-are-we-now-inuit-health-survey-returns-to-nunavik https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/08/22/how-are-we-now-inuit-health-survey-returns-to-nunavik A health survey of Inuit communities in northern Quebec found widespread food insecurity and other problems 13 years ago. A follow-up now underway will see how much things have changed. Environment Research Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:18:47 +0000 Brian Owens https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/07/25/the-climate-bomb-lurking-under-arctic-permafrost https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/07/25/the-climate-bomb-lurking-under-arctic-permafrost New research aims to better understand how much methane – a potent greenhouse gas – is burbling to the surface of the Mackenzie Valley in Canada’s Northwest Territories as the permafrost thaws.