'I said yes to everything’: The Alaska scientist who broke through the Northwest Passage
Merritt Helfferich, whose life of adventures also included the first hot-air balloon flight from Barrow, died in New Mexico on May 2. He was 83.
What studying the breath of clams tells us about the impacts of a warming ocean
To learn more about one of the largest environmental changes of our lifetimes, UAF doctoral student Brittany Jones studies clam breath.
Researchers pitch using powdered glass ‘microspheres’ to reduce northern sea-ice loss
A team of researchers has a plan to slow the melting of northern sea ice using a sand-like substance.
A warm spring may result in a gentle Alaska breakup
Forecasters are predicting a mellow transition from ice to water for most big rivers in the state.
Birds large and small sniff their way through life
Some seabirds can smell prey from up to 15 miles away.
Innoko is a long river short on people
The fifth-longest river in Alaska, the Innoko is now at a historic low in human population.
Iditarod: One of the last Gold Rush towns
A century ago Iditarod was the largest city in Interior Alaska.
Oldest rock in Alaska has been found near Iditarod
The Iditarod rocks are more than 2 billion years old.
Sandy memories of ancient storms
People have lived on Cape Espenberg for more than 4,000 years.
Seeing geology in action near Yakutat
The Hubbard Glacier and other factors make the area near Yakutat one of the world’s great examples of geology in action.
The Riley Creek pack’s sole survivor
Battered but resilient, dominant matriarch wolf closes in on 10 years.
A bad summer for birds on northern island
The guillemots of Cooper Island struggle as sea ice recedes.