Disney’s 25th episode of season 13 aired in a salute to Alaska’s 100th anniversary on April 2nd, 1967. The animated episode, named just that, “A Salute to Alaska,” aired a brief history of the state. It also aired the final episode that Walt Disney opened and introduced, he had died five months earlier. The […]
The annual Science Potpourri returns on Saturday, April 11. Designed to spark children’s curiosity about science, the free all-ages event will take place from noon-3 p.m. in the Reichardt Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Troth Yeddha’ Campus. This year’s theme, “Science Fun in the Midnight Sun,” will feature a medley of demonstrations […]
Beavers may be new to the Arctic, but they’re already leaving their mark. The industrious rodents are expanding their range as a result of environmental change, pushing their way north into permafrost and tundra landscapes. Their arrival carries many consequences for subsistence users. Creeks that once supported reliable fishing are now beaver-dammed. Fish and […]
Permafrost thawing may allow greenhouse gases to escape at a much higher rate than previously thought, and this could further accelerate climate change. Experiments by University of Leeds researchers, published in AGU journal Earth’s Future, have shown that thawing of permafrost makes it between 25 and 100 times more permeable, allowing more climate change forcing […]