Dr. Maynard Miller, who passed away this month, also ascended Mt. Bertha and Mt. St. Elias
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Comment period opens on Navy Draft EIS
The U.S. Navy is seeking comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement that will update the Navy’s Northwest military training and testing activities, including the Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility in Behm Canal near Ketchikan.
Juneau Icefield Research Program founder, long-time director passes away
Dr. Maynard Miller was 93 years old
Research shows Alaska Native, Australian indigenous groups’ isolation from flu
H7N9 has infected 150 people and killed 45 since it emerged in Chinese domesticated poultry last year.
New science released on how human-made sounds impact marine mammals
The new guidelines address the fact that different marine mammals hear noise differently.
First Land-Walking Fish Looks Like It Had ‘All-Wheel Drive’
A creature that lived 375 million years ago and is thought to have been the first fish to have made the transition to land sported large pelvic bones in addition to its leg-like front fins, new research shows, suggesting that it was a more efficient walker than previously thought.