Alaska’s little-explored ocean floor continues to yield scientific discoveries, including a sponge species in a new-to-science genus.
Environment
Rare albino caribou calf photographed for possibly the first time in Alaska
Sightings like this are almost unheard of. The last record Fish and Game has is from 1976, when someone watched an albino calf from the Porcupine Herd through a spotting scope for about two minutes. No photos were taken.
New interactive tsunami map helps Alaska communities prepare for the worst
The online map covers 66 coastal communities.
American public rejects lifting the Roadless Rule, Alaska timber industry in favor
99% of online public comments oppose a Roadless Rule rescission. The timber industry said it probably won’t open up much of the Tongass National Forest to logging.
ADF&G approves of Trump administration curtailing Endangered Species Act protections
The new legal interpretations would allow for the incidental killing of endangered species and habitat loss.
UAS scientists are trying to predict harmful algal blooms as super El Niño heats up
Biochemist Jason Kuhn and his team are using eDNA to see if they can detect blooms before they make shellfish toxic.