Science
Alaska’s distinct environment makes it ripe for scientific research. Being home to a vast array of ice such as permafrost, glaciers, and sea ice makes Alaska an optimal location to learn about the effects of climate change on communities and the businesses operating within the Arctic. The state’s diverse flora and fauna offer researchers and science enthusiasts a multitude of topics to study.
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UAF Researchers Probe Origin of Lunar Water
Scientists at the UAF Geophysical Institute suggest atmosphere leaking from the Earth might have frozen as water on the Moon.
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.
Ideas Power UAF Arctic Innovation Competition
More than two dozen selections split $40,000 in cash prizes at the 13th annual UAF Arctic Innovation Competition.
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.
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