During our planet’s most recent cold period, a slab of ice smothered Manhattan. Canada looked like Antarctica but with no protruding mountains.
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Extreme weather events tied to loss of Arctic sea ice
Latest research published this month in journal Nature Communications
Minto earthquakes then, now and tomorrow
Sarah Silas, 89, smiled as she remembered an earthquake that shook her village more than 60 years ago.
Maverick red aspens in a world of gold
Will Lentz, a reader from Fairbanks, asks a question that flares every fall: why do some aspens turn red?
Researchers seek funding for buoy providing vital wave data in the Bering Sea
Funding is set to expire at the end of this season, which means the buoy is in need of a home and money to keep it operating.
Only Arkansas has slower internet than Alaska
Alaska’s internet speeds are up 33 percent from last year, but we’re only up one spot ahead of Arkansas for the slowest internet in the country.
North slope ravens force researcher to go incognito
Some biologists hang from ropes to study birds. Many rise painfully early in the morning. Stacia Backensto disguised herself as a man.
Video: Harbor seal released in Juneau
Three-month-old seal pup tests the waters at Auke Recreation Area.
New project seeks to boost number of Alaska Natives in STEM fields
The goal, ultimately, is to increase the number of Native tenured faculty at colleges and universities.
Experimental rocket explodes after launch in Kodiak
A rocket carrying an experimental Army strike weapon exploded seconds after take off from the Kodiak Launch Complex at about 12:25 a.m. Monday morning.