A sick snowmachine awaits rescue here on the snow-covered ice of this boot-shaped lake.
Science & Tech
Minecraft in the classroom: When learning looks like gaming
Minecraft is a way to get kids to think critically, collaborate, and solve problems, which is why they’ve made Minecraft part of a graduate education course.
HAARP research facility to shut down
News of HAARP’s imminent shut-down has alarmed the scientific community.
Summer comes early in the far north
A worker at the Toolik Field Station research camp in blue-white hills north of the Brooks Range has proclaimed this the first day of summer.
A springtime journey on the arctic coastal plain
Scientist Ben Jones invited me on his annual spring journey to 60 lakes that are among the thousands that pock the map of northern Alaska.
NMFS clears commercial fishing in sea lion habitat
The National Marine Fisheries Service is prepared to loosen controversial limits on commercial fishing in the western Aleutian Islands.