Charles Deehr will never forget his first red aurora. On Feb. 11, 1958, Deehr was a student at Reed College in Portland, Ore. He asked… Continue reading
Just when you thought you’d seen everything in the boreal forest, a reader points out white whiskers sprouting from the ground. Chris Greenfield-Pastro of Fairbanks… Continue reading
Wildlife biologist Kevin White shared the relationship between mountain goats and avalanches.
The stroll was peaceful and the birds were singing.
Wood ducks nest seasonally in forested areas across North America from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern tier of states. From southern… Continue reading
Glacial ice will melt for centuries even if global temperatures stop rising now, according to new research.
Scientists worry as services for historic data on sea ice, glaciers, other Arctic conditions discontinued.
Perseverance Theatre, music programs, public library’s statewide remote services hit by fund cancellations.
Civil War veteran Charles Raymond was 27 when he accepted an assignment to visit the new U.S. territory of Alaska, a place so far away… Continue reading
Rick Thoman noted in a recent report that the paucity of 2024-2025 snowfall in Anchorage and other Southcentral Alaska locations may be unprecedented in the… Continue reading
TOLOVANA ROADHOUSE — On the dark, frozen white plain of the Tanana River, a white dot appeared in the night. It was the headlamp of… Continue reading
We can’t see them, but there are more microbes — tiny fungi, bacteria, worms and other living things — in a teaspoon of soil than… Continue reading
Poking holes in the sea floor that used to be part of the Bering Land Bridge, researchers have found that large swaths of it were… Continue reading
About 150 years ago, a few days after summer solstice, the gray skies above the Diomede Islands were heavy with smoke from whaling ships set… Continue reading
Local marine mammal hunter says the carcasses offer a glimpse into Alaska’s marine ecosystem.
Mount Churchill stands in a white corner of the Alaska map, deceptive in its cold, windblown silence. At least twice in the last few thousand… Continue reading
When I was drinking coffee with a cab-driving-author friend of the same vintage last week, he said of my occupation: “It’s the best job in… Continue reading
