A new research project is building a timeline of mercury levels in the Aleutian Islands over the last few thousand years.
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The Pacific cod fishery likely started a decade earlier than previously thought
In the mid 1800s, before the Pacific cod commercial fishery was thought to begin, Atlantic cod was sent thousands of miles to San Francisco.
Nation’s sole heavy icebreaker returns to Antarctica to resupply American scientists
Each year, the crew maneuvers the nearly 400-foot, 13,000-ton icebreaker to cut a channel to McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Program’s logistics hub.
Preserving Aleutian history: collection of 1970s audio reels finds new home online
A total of 59 audio reels were saved from the project. On them are things like teachings from elder Bill Tcheripanoff in September of 1977, who was recorded talking to Unalaska students about an ulux̂tax̂, an Unangax̂ skin-on-frame sea kayak. There are clips of friends and families playing games in their homes, as well as lists of words translated into Unangam Tunuu.
The eruption near Tonga was so powerful you could hear it in Alaska
Hours before tsunami waves arrived, sounds from the eruption reached Alaskans from Juneau to the Aleutians.
Engineering professor fosters university community for Alaska Native students: ‘It’s full circle’
Alaska Native students are vastly underrepresented on college campuses. When it comes to STEM — fields that are especially dominated by white men — Alaska Native students face even greater barriers.