Theresa Soley

One approach for battling addiction and other behavioral health issues lies just outside our front doors.

While toxic algae used to be common only in summer months, it now may be present in the winter. Now, a new program is testing for blooms and toxicity in Southeast.

Humans and sea otters enjoy consuming the same bottom-dwelling seafood: Dungeness crabs, clams, sea cucumbers and urchins. In some areas these creatures have completely disappeared.

A proposal to end clearcutting of old-growth trees in the Tongass National Forest has some Southeast logging companies concerned about the future.

One researcher is using citizen scientists to map jellyfish blooms around the world.

New research suggests Pacific halibut may adapt favorably to increased ocean temperatures. Greenland halibut may not be so lucky.

In some areas, yellow cedar trees stand white and bare of needles against a background of green hemlock. The places appear skeleton-like, bare trees standing with limbs exposed.

Juneau skiers may be forced to accept a future with warmer winters and less snow.

Researchers have traced the invasive plant’s transmission in Alaska to people dumping out their aquariums into nearby lakes. An aggressive hitchhiker, Elodea will cling to float planes and travel to distant water bodies.

A Rocky Horror Picture Show concluded with 6 feet of slithering scales in an Alaskan town where reptiles only survive in heated cages.