A dead sea lion that washed up on the beach at Refuge Cove was dissected Thursday in hopes of finding out what caused the death.
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Whale collision with Kennicott under investigation
NOAA law enforcement officials are currently investigating a collision between the state ferry Kennicott and a humpback whale near Kodiak.
Southwest, Southeast Alaska face highest risks from ocean acidification
Coastal communities in Alaska that depend on fisheries were warned Tuesday to prepare for the impacts of ocean acidification.
Research team sets out for Islands of the Four Mountains
A group of researchers left Unalaska this past weekend for a remote part of the central Aleutians: the Islands of the Four Mountains.
Planning underway for Mendenhall Glacier visitor improvements
Proposed changes could highlight link between greenhouse gas emissions and retreating glacier at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
Are Southeast Alaska’s recent earthquakes connected?
State Seismologist Michael West with the Alaska Earthquake Information Center says it’s unclear if the seismic events are related
Watch the sockeye come up Steep Creek
U.S. Forest Service fish cam near the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center is back online
POW bat tests positive for rabies, prompts warning
A bat infected with rabies was found earlier this month on Prince of Wales Island.
Earthquake rattles Yakutat; felt in Whitehorse; No damage reported
A strong earthquake near the Canadian border rattled portions of Southern Alaska and the Yukon Territory just before 4 yesterday morning.
Tracking salmon to their birth streams
In research for his college degree, Sean Brennan used strontium’s unique qualities to track salmon in an Alaska river.