On the menu for northern snowshoe hares: Dirt
“I have thousands and thousands of photos of hares eating soil in this one little spot,” said a biologist and cartographer with the National Park Service.
This scientist has been tracking the peregrine falcon’s recovery in Alaska over nearly 5 decades
Since 1973, biologist Skip Ambrose has made the same 180-mile trip up the Yukon River to observe peregrine falcon nests.
Traveling Alaska’s biggest river by canoe
Canoe trip from Eagle to Circle cuts through a fascinating 170-mile section of the Yukon River's 2,000-mile run to the Bering Sea.
Parting a sea of Fortymile caribou on a canoe trip
Thanks to efforts from wildlife professionals, hunters and government leaders, the Fortymile Herd has grown steadily during the last 40 years.
Why only female mosquitoes bother us (and other facts about the insects Alaskans love to hate)
Avoiding mosquitoes in Alaska is tough, but it helps to know what you're up against.
During long summer days in Alaska, Boreal owls perform by daylight
In the far north, where there currently is no night, nocturnal animals like flying squirrels and owls need to go about their business in daylight.
Warming in the north continues as predicted
Human-assisted or not, thawing permafrost is a slow-motion disaster happening now in most of northern Alaska.
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.