Every year, if the weather allows, Kodiak biologists choose a sample area to fly over to get an estimate of the season’s bear population.
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Trump’s expected pick for top USDA scientist is not a scientist
Sam Clovis is likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate change to nutrition.
Bethel to decide on lease for state air quality monitoring
Bethel City Council Member Leif Albertson hopes better monitoring will help inform policymakers in improving air quality for residents, especially those with chronic breathing conditions.
Arctic Council’s mitigation, adaptation projects continue as U.S. hands over chairmanship
Scientists, other officials working on projects related to Arctic contaminants, clean energy, oil spill response, identifying migratory bird breeding grounds, and preventing the influx of ‘invasive alien species’.
Years of budget cuts hamper monitoring of Alaska earthquakes, including Monday’s
The Alaska Earthquake Center has suspended most field maintenance of the state’s 150 seismic monitoring stations. Forty stations are currently offline.
Facebook plans to add 3,000 workers to monitor, remove violent content
“If we’re going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly,” Mark Zuckerberg wrote Wednesday. The hiring spree comes amid a spate of violent videos uploaded to the site by users.