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Shaylon Cochran, KDLL-Kenai

Aug 11 2017
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An extremely rare North Pacific right whale. (Public domain photo by John Durban, NOAA, Wikipedia Commons)

NOAA scientist finds rare whales in the Bering Sea

By | Aleutians, Northwest, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southeast, Wildlife

The North Pacific right whale is one of the rarest animals in the Bering Sea. Only about 30 North Pacific right whales inhabit the eastern Bering Sea, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. This week, a NOAA researcher was able to find and collect information on not one but two of these whales.

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Aug 04 2017
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Students and teachers in classroom in the Afognak building on Near Island during pilot semester. (Photo by Kayla Desroches/KMXT)

Alutiiq language nest school enters first full semester

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Education, Southwest

A preschool designed to immerse children in the Alutiiq language is about to enter its first full semester of classes. The Administration for Native Americans granted the Sun’aq tribe roughly $2 million dollars to establish the nest school. It wrapped up its pilot semester in May.

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Aug 02 2017
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Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to reduce inflammation in the body,and have other health benefits. (Creative Commons photo by Natesh Ramasamy/Flickr)

University of Alaska Fairbanks intern looks at nucleotides as health supplement

By | Education, Fisheries, Food, Science & Tech, Southwest, University of Alaska

Interns this summer with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute are looking at food science in Kodiak, and one is investigating a new health food fad. University of Alaska Fairbanks student Alina Fairbanks is doing market research focusing on nucleotides.

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