University of Fairbanks Ph.D. Candidate Maggie Chan wants to know how and why the fishing charter industry is changing in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska.
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Last season’s difficulties for Bering Strait auklets may indicate changing climate
In 2016, the birds were coming later than expected, and their bills weren’t fully orange. Douglas doubts that these latecomers, who lay a single egg per season, could breed successfully.
Juneau makes collection of property mapping data easier to access online
Want to know the assessed value of your house or your neighbor’s? Who owns that lot you drive by every day? The year a home was built?
‘Funnybug’ holds a serious clue to Ice Age ecology
A lot of science involves happy accidents. A retired scientist from Oregon stepped off the ferry in Sitka late last month, and on a hunch decided to look around the woods for an old friend.
After nearly 20 Years, NOAA surveys Norton Sound beluga whale population
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, or NOAA Fisheries, in conjunction with two other Alaska entities, is conducting a survey of beluga whales in Norton Sound.
Alaskan selected for NASA’s 2017 astronaut candidate class
Alaskan Robb Kulin is among the 12 people selected by NASA for the newest class of astronaut candidates. He will report to Johnson, Texas, in August, where he will begin two years of training.