For eight months in 1783, Laki volcano spewed lava and belched noxious fumes into the atmosphere. One-quarter of Iceland’s population died.
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An old friend returns to Icy Strait
There was a time when biologist Christine Gabriele wondered if she’d ever see one of her favorite creatures again.
Making sense of raven talk
Researchers have identified up to 116 different vocalizations from ravens.
Alaska’s small glaciers are on their way out
Researchers used high-performance computers at UAF to predict the fates of 215,547 glaciers.
A bird the size of your fist flew from Alaska to Tasmania in 11 days
Bar-tailed godwits fly over vast, lonely oceans to nest invisibly in bumps of tundra vegetation.
At open house, scientists explain what HAARP can — and can’t — do
It’s a facility that some claim has caused caribou to walk backward.
Inside Alaska trees’ decision to drop their leaves
The process is called senescence, and it happens to trees and humans alike.
Alaska waters can be teeming with giardia, as this science writer knows too well
Giardia is no joke. Just ask Ned Rozell of the Alaska Science Forum.