Changing direction: How glacial retreat is pushing the Alsek River to follow a new route
The river that starts in Yukon Territory and reaches the ocean at Dry Bay may end up with a new outlet in federally protected Glacier Bay National Park.
The river that starts in Yukon Territory and reaches the ocean at Dry Bay may end up with a new outlet in federally protected Glacier Bay National Park.
The prevailing opinion among birders is that the crossbills are attracted to minerals like sodium and potassium from urine.
A researcher studied how dogs’ metabolism allows them to burn energy for peak efficiency.
The tiny mammals don’t have the physique of a climber, but they’re able to climb up and climb down headfirst — which very few creatures can do.
Matthew Sturm’s “Field Guide to Snow” provides some of the most interesting anecdotes and data on the history of snow in the state.
Using sources like the readings of seismometers that recorded the seismic waves and written records from the time, a UAF scientist is trying to detail the quake.
The glacier in Southeast hasn’t been studied much in part because it’s so big and remote.
The newly uncovered bone is believed to be the oldest ever found in the Americas.
Researchers predict a tripling of thunderstorms by the end of the century, which could lead to heavier rainfall and flash flooding, landslides and more lightning-sparked wildfires.
The trees that were mowed over during the mid-1800s by the La Perouse Glacier have been studied to see how living things respond to dramatic changes.
The students submitted essays in a contest to name the rover, which landed Thursday on Mars. The rover carried the 155 semifinalist essays, stenciled onto a tiny silicon chip.
The system improvements will cover volcanoes from Mount Spurr in south-central Alaska to Kiska Volcano near the end of the Aleutian Islands.
As air circulates around at the right frequency, the wires build up oscillation.
Radiocarbon dating of the Alaska twine and charcoal found near the beads led researchers to believe they arrived sometime between 1440 and 1480, years before Christopher Columbus was even thinking of his journey.
Bowhead numbers in northern Alaska were up in 2020, but there is still plenty of unpredictability facing the species.
The reading of minus 80 Fahrenheit was recorded by a weather observer at Prospect Creek Camp just north of the Arctic Circle.
Interactions with “nuisance lynx” are leading to speculation that their main food source, snowshoe hares, may be in a down cycle.
From minus 78 windchill at Howard Pass to a rarely spotted golden eagle, 2021 has already produced some surprises.
Around the turn of the 20th century, Charles C. Georgeson helped establish agricultural experimental stations across Alaska.
The 2020 Arctic Report Card, released this month by 134 researchers across Arctic nations, tells a story of change on sea and land.