Anchorage Daily News

NED ROZELL

Scientists discover track of soaring prehistoric creature

While hiking a hillside in Denali National Park last July, Steve Hasiotis bent down and picked up a rock. Its curious shape, like a plaster cast of a giant bird track, made him ponder the rock for a second before handing it to Tony Fiorillo. Fiorillo looked at it and confirmed they had found a missing piece of Alaska during the time of the dinosaurs.

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ALASKA MASTERS

3 generations of artists connect Stone Age to Internet Age

Pete Lind Sr. sets the standard for making practical and elegant Alutiiq hunting visors eagerly sought by collectors and museums around the world.

Photos: Lind family art

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Scientist kills polar bear during first field experience

Bob McNabb, 23, is just beginning what may be a long career studying glaciers. No matter how many seasons he spends on ice, he will probably never have a field experience like his first.

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Stampede Trail has a story of permafrost's warming potential

Each fall beginning in the early 1970s -- decades before the actions of Christopher McCandless made a gravel road in central Alaska the setting of a bestselling book and movie -- Tom Osterkamp was driving the Stampede Trail near Healy to reach his favorite moose-hunting areas.

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Neighbors question parks' plans for Wickersham House

State parks officials plan tree cutting and expansion of parking at the former home of James Wickersham in Juneau but neighbors question whether planned changes will improve the historic site.

Group lists state's at-risk historic sites

The Community Hall on St. George Island is Alaska's most endangered property.

AROUND ALASKA

Last living territorial governor honored at UAF

Now a sprightly 90 years old, Alaska's penultimate territorial governor is a major reason why Alaska became a state. When he was appointed to the position the prospect of statehood remained uncertain.

Photos: Life as Alaska's governor

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Scientist finds fungus gnats survive winter half-frozen

A few winters ago, Todd Sformo was out gathering hibernating insects from the woods near the Fairbanks International Airport. He searched for dead balsam poplar trees, looking for a beetle that spends its winters under the loose bark, exposed to the frigid air.

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Museum re-opens with free admission Saturday

Saturday the public will get its first look at the radically enlarged, remodeled and re-envisioned Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.

Video: Tour the new museum

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Raven researcher, author studies birds' society

Some people are great runners. Some people write good books. Some follow their curiosity to figure out something no one else has.

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Alaska traveler takes ice classic idea back to New York

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the folks who run the Nenana Ice Classic should be feeling pretty good right now.

Project to restore Fairbanks cabin

Efforts are under way to restore a cabin that sits at its original location near the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks.

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Springtime smoke in Siberia is our arctic haze

Arctic haze is a blob of air pollution that sloshes over the northern cap of the planet in springtime.

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