South Tongass Fire Takes Life of Former Washington State Woman
A fire on Forss Street near mile three on South Tongass Highway took the life of a 77-year-old former Washington State woman on Thursday.
Antarctic Glacier Calves Iceberg One-Fourth Size of Rhode Island
This week a European Earth-observing satellite confirmed that a large iceberg broke off of Pine Island Glacier, one of Antarctica's largest and fastest moving ice streams. The rift that led to the new iceberg was discovered in October 2011 during NASA's Operation IceBridge flights over the continent.
U.S. House Passes Farm Bill Devoid of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
In an unusual turn, the U.S. House voted on a new farm bill that will be devoid of the traditional food stamp program that has always been included in the bill since its inception in 1933. This novel approach is because of the embarrassing defeat of the Republican-led bill June 20th over cuts to the […]
NASA's Hubble Finds a True Blue Planet
WASHINGTON — Astronomers making visible-light observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have deduced the actual color of a planet orbiting another star 63 light-years away.