There aren’t many volcanoes like Bogoslof. But with an improved monitoring network, scientists are relishing every last eruption.
Zoë Sobel, Alaska's Energy Desk
Federal officials make formal apology for WWII internment of Unangan people
Federal officials apologized Wednesday for their role in the World War II internment of the Unangan people. Jim Kurth, acting director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, traveled to St. Paul Island to speak with survivors and descendants.
Sea lion feeding hot spots have reliable, not necessarily abundant, food
Reliable food sources are more important to Steller sea lions than abundant prey.
The one percent: Murre colonies struggle to reproduce following die-off
The massive die-off of common murres in 2015 and 2016 is over, but survivors are struggling to reproduce.
Decades of trawl surveys help Bering Sea climate change research
Scientists and fishermen have a new tool for looking at annual trawl surveys in the Bering Sea. It will help researchers get a picture of the true impacts of climate change.
Two dead squid in two weeks: Coincidence?
Two dead squid have washed ashore in as many weeks, but it’s unclear if these are unrelated incidents or a sign of something more significant.
Alaskan scientists prepare for worldwide march
Across the world on Saturday, scientists are taking part in the March for Science. There are 10 marches planned in communities around Alaska. In the state’s largest city, hundreds of people are expected to participate.
Air pollution violations will cost seafood processing plant $3.2 million
The settlement reached Thursday with the Environmental Protection Agency comes eight years after employees at Westward Seafoods turned off air pollution controls and falsified records to cover their tracks.
EPA retiree has advice for Scott Pruitt on his way out the door
Upon his retirement from the EPA, Michael Cox sent the agency head a letter with suggestions of how he could be a better leader including using science as a guiding principle and visiting Alaska.
Unalaska receives surprise visitor from the deep
What has eight arms, two tentacles and washed ashore on a beach in Unalaska Monday night? A more than six-foot long squid.