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Alaska Science Forum: Grains of Alaska made into art
“I can hand a piece of the Yukon River or Mendenhall Glacier to someone thousands of miles away…”
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Alaska Science Forum: Alaska megastorms vs. East Coast hurricanes
Unlike the giant storm that hit Alaska in mid-September, hurricanes and typhoons both have eyes.
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On the Trails: Water drops on plants
Guttation drops contain not only water but also sugars, proteins, and probably minerals.
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Alaska Science Forum: Where do Alaska bats spend the winter?
I think bats do hibernate in interior Alaska…”
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Ancient weir sheds new light on Alaska Native history
Stone fish trap dates to at least 11,100 years ago, according to scientists.
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Alaska Science Forum: Secrets of an ancient horse of the Yukon
The Yukon is a great place to find the preserved remains of ancient creatures.
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The SalmonState: Bringing the sockeye home
Klawock Indigenous Stewards and partners are working to a once prolific sockeye salmon run.
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On the Trails: The colorful world of birds
Colors are produced by cell structure, which can scatter light rays, making iridescence, and by pigments, which absorb…
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On the Trails: Bricolage — this and that, bits and pieces
There were good minus tides in May and June, and I went out with some friends to take…
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Alaska Science Forum: High-country Eden for sockeye salmon
“It’s the largest sockeye hatchery in the world. Two-hundred and sixty miles from the ocean.”
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Alaska Science Forum: 110 years since the largest Alaska eruption
“Stretching as far as the eye could reach … were hundreds — no, thousands — of little volcanoes.”
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On the Trails: Buttercups and their relatives
“Buttercups”—the name conjures up an image of lots of bright yellow flowers, which we enjoyed recently in Cowee…
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On the Trails: Oystercatchers, pinesap and spittlebugs
At the mouth of Cowee Creek, sometime in mid-June, we’d found a vigilant pair of black oystercatchers, presumably…