Mara Johnson-Groh is a freelance science writer and photographer. Her work, discussing everything under the sun and even things beyond it, has been featured in publications such as Scientific American, Backpacker, Muse and Astronomy. Her favorite word for snow is the Inuinnaqtun term “apijuq” – meaning covered in snow. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/mara-johnson-groh/rss en Northern People & Health Fri, 01 Sep 2017 03:00:44 +0000 Mara Johnson-Groh https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/09/01/songs-for-decolonization-a-qa-with-saami-singer-sofia-jannok https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/09/01/songs-for-decolonization-a-qa-with-saami-singer-sofia-jannok The Saami singer Sofia Jannok from Sweden combines traditional joiking with modern electronic music. Her lyrics, sung in three languages, aim to overturn colonial attitudes and express Indigenous views. Research Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:00:24 +0000 Mara Johnson-Groh https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/07/26/portals-to-new-worlds-martian-exploration-near-the-north-pole https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/07/26/portals-to-new-worlds-martian-exploration-near-the-north-pole Researchers are using Devon Island in Canada’s High Arctic as a stand-in for Mars to help better understand how astronauts could survive the red planet’s hostile environment. Climate Research Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:50:47 +0000 Mara Johnson-Groh https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/03/08/how-arctic-weather-can-improve-mid-latitude-forecasts https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/03/08/how-arctic-weather-can-improve-mid-latitude-forecasts Increased monitoring of Arctic weather conditions could help predict big storms that strike more southerly latitudes, according to new research by the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan.