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Ben Matheson, KNOM-Nome

Feb 16 2019
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Sea ice near Nome on Jan. 29, 2018. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KNOM)

Storms erode Bering Sea ice pack; caution is urged

By | 2 Alaska, Climate Change, Oceans, Science & Tech, Subsistence, Western

Winter storms and blustery weather buffeting the Bering Sea this month have reduced sea ice coverage by almost 25% since late January. Sea ice in the Bering Sea is typically solid and stable this time of year, but scientists and communities are observing large areas of open water, and where there is ice, much of it is shifting.

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Jan 07 2019
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A view from the interior of Trail Creek Cave 2, the site where the ancient Beringian tooth was originally found by Danish archaeologists in 1949.

Found in a cave in Northwest Alaska, an ancient tooth offers insights into the first inhabitants of the Americas

By | Arctic, History, Northwest, Science & Tech, University of Alaska

A 9,000-year-old child’s tooth found in a cave near Deering, Alaska, belonged to a “relative of all other Native Americans,” says archaeologist Jeff Rasic. The tooth is the oldest human remains found in the Arctic.

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