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Alaska Science Forum: Alaska writer buckling under pressure
Thirty below again this morning. OK then. Time to reach for the baseball bat and fine-tune the weather…
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Alaska Science Forum: Long after run to glory, Balto lives on
A dog that pulled his way into history has given scientists insight into what makes Alaska sled dogs…
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Alaska Science Forum: Marten visits are a glimpse into mystery
A trapper fresh out of the Cosna River country in Interior Alaska said he can’t believe how many…
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Alaska Science Forum: The full circling of a northern career
Hajo Eicken had “everything I could ever ask for” in his former career at a German institute. Well,…
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Alaska Science Forum: Alaska lovebirds go their own way
During a month of endless summer light, a mated pair of shorebirds teaches their four chicks how to…
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20 years of Arctic report cards
Twenty years have passed since scientists released the first version of the Arctic Report Card, now a staple…
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Alaska Science Forum: Carl Benson embodied the far North
Carl Benson’s last winter on Earth featured 32 consecutive days during which temperatures in his chosen town did…
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Alaska Science Forum: The Riley Creek pack’s sole survivor
Born in May, 2009, Riley first saw sunlight after crawling from a hole dug in the roots of…
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Alaska Science Forum: Red aurora rare enough to be special
Charles Deehr will never forget his first red aurora. On Feb. 11, 1958, Deehr was a student at…
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‘Hair ice’ enlivens an extended fall in Interior Alaska
Just when you thought you’d seen everything in the boreal forest, a reader points out white whiskers sprouting…
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Avalanche lessons from mountain goats: A study of ‘Life on the Edge’
Wildlife biologist Kevin White shared the relationship between mountain goats and avalanches.
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On the Trails: Fledgling birds and spruce tips
The stroll was peaceful and the birds were singing.
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On the Trails: Wood ducks
Wood ducks nest seasonally in forested areas across North America from coast to coast in southern Canada and…
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Some glaciers will vanish no matter what, study finds
Glacial ice will melt for centuries even if global temperatures stop rising now, according to new research.
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Trump administration stopping NOAA data service used to monitor sea ice off Alaska
Scientists worry as services for historic data on sea ice, glaciers, other Arctic conditions discontinued.
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Local arts and culture programs in crosshairs of latest cuts by Trump administration
Perseverance Theatre, music programs, public library’s statewide remote services hit by fund cancellations.
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Alaska Science Forum: An early ascent of the Yukon River
Civil War veteran Charles Raymond was 27 when he accepted an assignment to visit the new U.S. territory…
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Alaska Science Forum: Snow’s absence and welcome presence
Rick Thoman noted in a recent report that the paucity of 2024-2025 snowfall in Anchorage and other Southcentral…
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Alaska Science Forum: Traveling through time in the Alaska bush
TOLOVANA ROADHOUSE — On the dark, frozen white plain of the Tanana River, a white dot appeared in…
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Alaska Science Forum: Northern soil microbes staying up all winter
We can’t see them, but there are more microbes — tiny fungi, bacteria, worms and other living things…