UAF’s Toolik Field Station Funded for Five More Years
Toolik Field Station, the largest scientific research station in the Arctic, has $19.7 million from the National Science Foundation to pay for five more years of operation.
Arctic
Study Aims to Reduce Fuel Use in the Remote Arctic
Home heaters that store renewable electricity could substantially reduce the amount of fuel oil burned in Arctic communities. Researchers from UAF want to find out how much.
How Eight Arctic Nations Handle Their Energy Needs
Oil and gas operations in the eight Arctic countries are incredibly varied, ranging from national policies that discourage oil and gas to country-wide efforts to ramp up production.
Alaska Science Forum: Alaska’s Water Crop Is a Natural Resource
Clear as gin, brown as iced tea, or tinted aquamarine by glacial dust, Alaska’s freshwater supply is so abundant the numbers are hard to comprehend.
Wood Bison Calves from Canada Arrive Safely in Fairbanks
The reintroduction of wood bison to Interior Alaska continues with the arrival of forty calves from Elk Island National Park in Canada.
Alaska Science Forum: Happenings North of the Arctic Circle
Checking in with an active Arctic community: musk oxen, lynx, and trees are on the move.