Voters in Greenland go to the polls on Tuesday in a parliamentary election that is dominated with questions about the future of rare earth mining, and greater independence from Denmark. Listen to the story at NPR.org.

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As U.S. politicians continue to spar over the idea of building a border wall, Denmark is preparing its own controversial southern border-control barrier. The target is wild boars — specifically, wild boars from Germany. But environmentalists warn the planned 5 ft.-high, 40-mile fence will harm…

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Listen at NPR.org It’s a cold day in Copenhagen, and the brightly colored snowsuits worn by Danish children make it easy to pick them out of a crowd here at the Odense Zoo, on the Danish island of Fyn. There are dozens of kids —…

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“They’re running a little late,” chides an elderly gentleman, tapping his watch at 12:02 p.m. He’s come to this farm near the Danish city of Ikast, along with about 1,500 others, to celebrate what has become something of a national holiday in Denmark. It’s the…

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Listen to this story at NPR.org STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Ukraine faces so much tension because it’s a kind of frontier state, the frontier between Russia and the West. We report next on another frontier between Russia and the West, the Arctic, the place at the…

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When Jonette Øyen bought her first electric car, it turned heads. “Now nobody turns around!” she says with a laugh. Sometime in April, Norway is expected to become the first country where one in every 100 cars is purely electric. One percent may not sound…

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Hey there, hipster. No bike helmet, huh? Well, we all have our excuses. There are the vanity-driven ones that — let’s be honest — explain why the majority of our brain cages sit collecting dust in the dark corners of the garage. Squashed hair, unflattering…

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Karen Hanghøj, a scientist with Denmark’s Geological Survey, points to the southern tip of Greenland on a colorful map hanging in her office. “What you can see here in the southern region here is you have a big pink region,” she says. “And then within…

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The Finger Lakes region of New York is my childhood home. So when the fledgling Finger Lakes Museum asked for help in wordsmithing a case statement – 16 make or break pages tasked with winning the hearts and minds of potential donors – I was…

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Imagine a New York autumn with almost no red or orange — just brown, brown, brown. Experts say that could be the scene 50 years from now if people don’t start paying more attention to what’s going on with the shrubs, bushes and saplings in…

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For the last several years a diverse coalition has been working quietly to lay the groundwork for a new Wilderness Area near Taos. With New Mexico’s senior Senator and long-time wilderness advocate, Jeff Bingaman, set to retire soon, the group recently took its campaign public….

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A picture out the bus window between Valles Caldera and Bandelier. In the front are trees in an area that has been burned about every seven years. Behind, is an area that had not been burned previous to Las Conchas. Scientists and land managers from…

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Is it bad when you burst out laughing in the middle of an interview about the plight of otters in New Mexico? I had my mic potted down, so hopefully Rachel Conn didn’t hear me snort. She was talking about how New Mexico lags behind…

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As part of our series on endangered species in New Mexico, we took a field trip to look for the elusive New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse… Long story short, the mouse is one of 250+ species that falls under a settlement reached last year between…

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The Endangered Species Act turns 40 next year and all this week we’ll be taking a look at it’s affect on the wildlife…and people…of New Mexico. It’s a conversation that can really only start in one place: with a little fish so…well, basic, that even…

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When it comes to recycling in New Mexico, there is nowhere to go but up. And that’s the plan! Major efforts are underway to improve the state’s recycling rate, but what will it take to get us caught up with the rest of the nation? …

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With all the time devoted to bringing up math and reading scores in elementary schools these days, we often hear how other subjects- like art and music- are losing out.  But given the signs pointing to a high-tech future, it may be more surprising to…

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Every year around this time, New Mexico birders have the opportunity to take part in a nationwide ritual known as the Christmas Bird Count. Organized by The Audubon Society, it’s the longest running citizen-science survey in the world. The survey goes on for weeks, with…

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Here’s a story from the archives. Six months following the 9/11 attacks, when safety was the first thing on everyone’s mind, I travelled to Westchester County, just north of New York City, to find out what would happen in case of an attack (or accident)…

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