Arctic conditions that dominated in the preindustrial Bering Sea are expected to continue to decline over the next 1-2 decades. NOAA Fisheries scientists attribute the abrupt collapse of snow crab in Alaska to borealization, or an ecological shift from Arctic to sub-Arctic conditions in the southeastern Bering Sea due to human-caused climate change. Cold-adapted species […]
“Billionaires in both parties should not be able to buy elections, including primary elections,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sen. Bernie Sanders said during his primetime appearance at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night that overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision should be “at the very top” of the party’s list of priorities, particularly given the outsized role […]
WHEREAS, fentanyl is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. It is made legally and used pharmaceutically, but has also become a prevalent substance in counterfeit pills and is frequently added to other substances such as heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine; and WHEREAS, […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been named to a group of 12 universities tasked by the federal government with improving and expanding the nation’s detection of nuclear weapons proliferation. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded two groups of universities a combined $50 million over five years for research related […]