Across the animal kingdom, menopause is something of an evolutionary blip. We humans are one of the few animals to experience it.
Oceans
Federal agency says Alaska’s coastline has potential for more renewable energy, carbon storage projects
Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regional Director Givey Kochanowski and Public Affairs Officer John Callahan met with dozens of lawmakers in Juneau.
Study tracks calls used by endangered Alaska belugas — and human-made noise in their habitat
The animals contend with sustained noise from commercial shipping, raising questions about future regulation.
Scientists investigate paralytic shellfish poisoning as possible factor in large marine die offs
Recent data shows detectable levels of paralytic shellfish toxin in many species of predatory fish, including cod and salmon.
Microplastics found in body tissues of walruses harvested by Alaska hunters
Discovery of tiny bits of plastic in the muscles, blubber and livers of Pacific walruses adds to evidence of pollution’s spread through the world’s oceans.
Paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin is high in some subsistence harvests, according to Knik Tribe’s data
Shellfish harvests even a quarter-mile away from each other might have very different levels of the PSP toxin.