1+ week, 1+ day ago   (508+ words) By Jeff Richardson-UAF on Sep 5, 2026Comments Off on Ancient ‘cheetah’ adapted to a fish-based diet to survive When the now-extinct American cheetah was enduring the last ice age, a glaciated barrier broke up its territory into two distinct territories — one in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (762+ words) Relatively few people have been to the Arctic, and even fewer have set foot in Antarctica. Most of us rely on our imaginations and media to visualize these landscapes and the ways they are changing. Research shows that the Arctic…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (486+ words) “This proposal declares open season on the nation’s waterways,” one critic charged. President Donald Trump’s administration sparked fresh fury on Friday when it proposed a supplemental rule to further gut Clean Water Act protections for streams and wetlands in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (229+ words) Permafrost is ground made up of soil, rock and sediment bound together by ice that remains frozen for at least two consecutive years. It underlies nearly 15% of land surface in the Northern Hemisphere and nearly all ice-free land in Antarctica....

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (153+ words) JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska personnel terminated the voyage of a commercial passenger vessel operating in Sitka, Aug. 20. Law enforcement officers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pike (WPB 87365) boarded the foreign-built vessel and confirmed it was conducting…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (515+ words) By Jeff Richardson-UAF on Aug 22, 2026Comments Off on Shapes of Western Alaska bays influence local flood danger When large storms hit Western Alaska, some areas fare much worse than others. New research studying ex-Typhoon Merbok in September 2022 has found that a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (576+ words) Alaska Native News Tongass defenders continue to fight ‘unjustifiable’ move to rescind Roadless Rule Tribes, municipalities, conservation groups criticize public process, call for continued protections for irreplaceable old growth forests The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, along with a number of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (169+ words) Alaska Native News Sullivan Statement on Latest King Cove Road Ruling ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after a federal judge in Alaska issued a ruling on Tuesday that blocks a proposed land exchange to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (203+ words) The public has 30 days to persuade the Forest Service to halt the misguided plan ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Some of Alaskans favorite places to immerse themselves in nature face imminent danger. The U.S. Forest Service (part of the Agriculture Department) filed a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (421+ words) For the first time, the impacts of plastic pollution have been seen at a population level in wild animals. Mounting levels of plastic waste in the environment are affecting wildlife populations, new research has revealed. Every year, around 50 million tonnes…...