Are Alaska’s pink salmon too much of a good thing?
Some scientists think the fish is an overabundant predator that outcompetes other salmon and some seabirds.
What it’s like to run circles for 24 hours around the land of no night
Summer happens every year, but it's always a surprise. In that spirit, the Alaska Endurance Trail Run in Fairbanks drew runners who pushed themselves to see how far they could go on foot in 24 hours.
Alaska structures crumble without human attention. Water is the main cause.
Researchers with the Cold Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks agree that water is the most powerful agent of demise in abandoned structures.
Snow and ice samples from Mount Hunter show a record of a colder past
Snow and ice cores showed that snow at two-plus miles elevation on Mount Hunter is now melting more than at any time since the 1600s.
How a Fairbanks scientist made a new map of Denali using his own DIY system
Matt Nolan said the accuracy of his system allowed him to map the entire top of the mountain down to individual snow drifts, to within 6 inches accuracy.
Chasing the sun from New York to Alaska on a plane
Sometimes, it's worth taking a moment to savor an experience we sometimes take for granted — the traverse of our country in one day.
Powering across Alaska on skis for over 500 miles
A Fairbanks engineer teamed up with friends to ski from Galbraith Lake on the North Slope to Kotzebue on the Chukchi Sea, with much of the Brooks Range between the start and finish.
Why some birds smell like tangerines, and others smell like lavender
Millions of Alaska birds nest on rocky emerald islands seen by few people other than ship captains. One of the funkiest of these creatures is the crested auklet.
Finding a steaming oasis, isolated and remote: A look at Alaska’s hot springs
Most of the hot springs Ned Rozell has visited are like Kanuti — in windy places near lonely bends of a river, far from anywhere Alaskans call home.
How Alaska wildlife would fare in a world without humans
Alaska’s lack of people has benefited many species, including caribou, which still outnumber Alaskans, and salmon.
Overflow ice: Like an oasis in the cold desert of the Arctic
Aufeis or overflow ice, ecologists believe, enhances the diversity of northern life both in summer and winter.
Satellites: Streaking, manmade lights in the sky
The Earth is looped by thousands of intelligent devices — manmade satellites — and the defunct parts that got them up there.