Birders, biologists, carvers and kids gathered in Yakutat May 30th to June 2nd for the community’s annual tern festival.
Science & Tech
Why Chase Tornadoes? To Save Lives, Not To ‘Die Ourselves’
Why do storm chasers do what they do? Do the benefits outweigh the dangers?
Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today
An asteroid nine times the size of a cruise ship is dropping by Earth on Friday, and it’s not coming alone. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be about 3.6 million miles from our planet at its closest approach.
New Discovery Knocks ‘Oldest Bird’ Off Its Perch
Move over Archaeopteryx, an older bird just landed on the evolutionary tree.
Wood bison DNA spurs species debate
Dr. Matthew Cronin and his collaborators say DNA analysis does not support the designation of Wood bison and plains bison as different subspecies.
Pavlof eruption loses steam
There’s still some rumbling beneath the surface, and a few small explosions here and there. But for the most part, Pavlof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula has quieted down.