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Science & Tech
Research shows Alaska Native, Australian indigenous groups’ isolation from flu
H7N9 has infected 150 people and killed 45 since it emerged in Chinese domesticated poultry last year.
New science released on how human-made sounds impact marine mammals
The new guidelines address the fact that different marine mammals hear noise differently.
First Land-Walking Fish Looks Like It Had ‘All-Wheel Drive’
A creature that lived 375 million years ago and is thought to have been the first fish to have made the transition to land sported large pelvic bones in addition to its leg-like front fins, new research shows, suggesting that it was a more efficient walker than previously thought.
Akutan taking another look at geothermal power
KUCB reported yesterday that a new study on the hot springs powered by Akutan Volcano could be the answer to Akutan’s power needs.
Sitka teacher wins national teaching award
A Sitka educator has won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science.
Medevacs face more competition, sicker patients
Medical evacuations are taking more and more Alaskans to in-state and Lower-48 critical-care facilities. But the medevac system is undergoing changes, with new aircraft, more competition and a shift in patients’ needs.
White Christmas likely for Juneau
46% chance of Christmas snow, 58% chance of New Year’s Eve rain or snow
Ancient shoreline search boosts evidence of early human habitation
Scientists are finding more evidence that Southeast Alaska’s first residents arrived more than 10,000 years ago. It’s coming through a new method of locating early settlements.
Warming Arctic likely contributing to erratic worldwide weather
It’s not proven, but the evidence is growing, the report’s chief author said, that a warming Arctic is making the jet stream waver more and delivering more erratic weather patterns to the Lower 48 states, Europe and Russia.