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Orrin Noon, 10, Arlo Davis, 11, and Axel Boily, 10, beam at the crunchy critters they were about to eat. The boys were among the theatergoers who sampled edible insects prepared by David George Gordon, aka Bug Chef. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Bugs are the new popcorn? Juneau moviegoers sample crickets, locusts, grasshoppers

Not your normal movie fare.

Courtesy Photo | Joan Travers                                 Inspiring Girls Expeditions is holding two tuition-free expeditions for 16- and 17-year-old girls in Alaska this summer.

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Program introduces girls to science expeditions in wilderness

Expeditions in Alaska will explore a glacier and the intertidal zone.

The Aurora Borealis glows over the Mendenhall Glacier in 2014. The forecast looks promising for Aurora activity this Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Aurora won’t be boring-alis this Saturday night

Here’s the best time to view it.

Ripan Malhi, principle investigator and professor of genomic biology at the University of Illinois in Urbana- Champaign, speaks during an interview on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, on collaborating with Sealaska Heritage Institute on a genetics study that will explore how historical trauma associated with European colonization may have changed the DNA of Native people. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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DNA may show lasting impact of colonization

The study is now accepting volunteers.

Dig this: Art and science collide in new Ray Troll exhibition

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Dig this: Art and science collide in new Ray Troll exhibition

Ketchikan artist has been drawing dinos with crayons for 61 years.

An historic first, a stolen jaw and squid beaks for lunch: Here’s what scientists are making of the sperm whale beached near Juneau

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An historic first, a stolen jaw and squid beaks for lunch: Here’s what scientists are making of the sperm whale beached near Juneau

It washed up just north of Juneau.

Going to bat for Juneau’s winged mammals

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Going to bat for Juneau’s winged mammals

They’re waiting in the wings.

Salmon researchers: small Juneau hatchery helps with big ideas

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Salmon researchers: small Juneau hatchery helps with big ideas

One fish, two fish, coed fish, Taku fish.

Scientists: Southeast Alaska vulnerable to ocean acidification

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Scientists: Southeast Alaska vulnerable to ocean acidification

Old, cold waters part of the threat.

STEM Corner: Growing career paths through science

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STEM Corner: Growing career paths through science

Students should not fret about being on a specific track.

Beth Kerttula, former Alaska State Representative and past Director of the National Oceans Council under President Barack Obama, takes a question at the Mendenhall Valley Glacier Visitor Center for a Fireside Lecture, Jan. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

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Former Rep calls attention to ‘frightening’ state of oceans

The messenger was warmly received, the disconcerting message not so much.

The Mating Game

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The Mating Game

This one’s for the birds.

The Art of Celestial Navigation

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The Art of Celestial Navigation

Use the stars to find your way.

Wildlife Wednesday concerns carnivore conservation

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Wildlife Wednesday concerns carnivore conservation

You can find out what’s being done to help out the animals near the top of the food…

(Courtesy Photo | UAS Photo Archives)

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Magazine lists UAS marine biology program among nation’s best

It came in at No. 8.

(Unsplash | Neonbrand)

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Physics time at the planetarium

It could be a good time event.

Youth Art Activity focuses on artifacts and scientific sketches

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Youth Art Activity focuses on artifacts and scientific sketches

It was a scientific Saturday morning for the kids in the Alaska State Museum classroom.

Lola Brown, 10, watches closely as a siphon pump and length of hose empties one jug of water into a jug sitting on the floor. Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day included time at six different stations, and each station introduced science and engineering principles with experiments. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

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Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day causes smiles, messes

Balloon shreds and balls of masking tape littered the floor at Centennial Hall Saturday morning, and things were…

A Pacific walrus takes a nap on some ice in the Chukchi Sea. (Courtesy Photo | Casey Clark via the University of Alaska Fairbanks)

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Tooth collections offer clues about walrus reproduction

I never thought I’d have a tray of walrus ovaries on my desk.

Reddish-brown patches in the water of Gastineau Channel as seen from the Douglas Bridge on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Possible algae increase dyeing Gastineau Channel waters red

Algae blooms can be harmful, but not all of them are.