Mystery Organism Comes to Light
A few times each week, someone carries something dead or alive through the doors of the UA Museum of the North, hoping an expert can identify it…
Author: Ned Rozell
Middle Alaska Once Again Part of the Cryosphere
With all the warmth-driven changes to Alaska in the news, this right-on-time snow coverage is comforting.
Sifting Volcano Paydirt to Help Forecast Eruptions
Because people live on the slopes of Alaska volcanoes and thousands more fly through their blast zones each day, scientists want to forecast eruptions with more precision.
Alaska’s Changes Are Many, and So Fast
A few researchers took a few breaths recently to put together a new document. In it, they summarize what scientists have observed in this place that is changing faster than anywhere else in the US.
Thermometers at Work Everywhere in Alaska
Every Alaskan owns at least one version of a sensitive scientific instrument: the thermometer. But what is it measuring?
When Biologists Stocked Alaska with Wolves
In 1960 the Alaska Department of Fish and Game conducted a wolf-planting experiment on Coronation Island in southeast Alaska. Alaska’s only wolf-stocking experiment taught biologists the importance of habitat size.
Icelandic Glaciologist Feels a Weighty Responsibility
Icelanders will soon install a plaque they hope people will read, long after those who bolted it to a mountain are dead.
Extreme Melting Where Glacier Meets Ocean
LeConte Glacier near Petersburg is the farthest-south glacier that spills into the sea on this side of the equator. Where that ice tongue dips into salty water, scientists recently measured melting much greater than predicted.
The Thin Line Between Alaska and Canada
Marked by metal cones and a clear-cut swath twenty feet wide, Alaska’s border with Canada is one of the great feats of wilderness surveying.
Village Move Intensifying in Summer 2019
The relocation of an Alaska village is happening fast this summer, after many years of planning and work.