“We had no idea it was carnivorous,” says Sean Graham, a botanist with the University of British Columbia. “This was not found in some exotic tropical location, but really right on our doorstep in Vancouver. You could literally walk out from Vancouver to this field site.”
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Lava streams from one Aleutian volcano, while two other volcanoes spew ash into the air
A stream of lava flowed down the side of the Great Sitkin volcano in the Aleutian Islands Thursday morning and was visible from the nearby community of Adak, an official with the Alaska Volcano Observatory said.
To save a huge, 24-armed sea creature, scientists become loving foster parents
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered and being driven toward extinction by a mysterious, devastating disease.
Meet T146D, the killer whale that freed itself after stranding on Prince of Wales Island
Researchers say there are good signs pointing to T146D’s survival. Five live-strandings from this population have been documented over the last 20 years, and four of those animals are thought to still be alive.
Sea stars shed light on kelp forests’ decline
From the coast of Mexico to the Gulf of Alaska, ocean habitats have seen a startling change recently. Invisible from land, beneath the waves of the Pacific, kelp forests have been fighting a losing battle.
Listen: Why a major Alaska earthquake triggered warnings but no major damage
The magnitude 8.2 earthquake that struck off Alaska’s southwest coast Wednesday night gave nearby residents a good shake and triggered tsunami warnings, but there were no large waves or any immediate reports of major damage or injuries.