In Alaska whale pingers are used to deter whales from running into purse seines and gill nets.
Science & Tech
Air Force delays scrapping HAARP; UAF seeks takeover deal
The Air Force has agreed to delay its plans to demolish the $300 million HAARP research facility near Glennallen.
Historic quake disrupts life, habitat in Aleutians
At a magnitude 7.9, the deep-sea earthquake that struck on June 23 was the most powerful to hit the Western Aleutians in 50 years.
National Geographic remaps melting Arctic
Arctic sea ice is rapidly shrinking, but National Geographic is only on its ninth edition of its Atlas of the World since 1963.
Lacking sea ice, seal pups populate Nome beaches
Sea ice broke up earlier this spring following a warm winter, and without ice to sunbathe on, the seal pups have been heading to the beaches.
Public comment begins for sea lion protections
NOAA is opening public comment on a plan to relax Steller sea lion protections and allow more commercial fishing in the western Aleutian Islands.
Why do two major Alaska rivers flow north?
Alaska’s landscape has an unusual feature that allows us to enjoy cheap bananas in the Interior and other things that make life possible in the subarctic.
NOAA considers state’s petition to remove humpbacks from endangered list
The state’s petition argues the threat of extinction for the North Pacific humpback whale is gone
Conservation groups seek protection for yellow cedar trees
Conservation groups are asking for endangered species protection for yellow cedar trees in Alaska.
City officials prepare for possible jökulhlaup
Juneau officials met Monday to plan their response to a possible glacial outburst flood in the area around Mendenhall Lake this summer