Theory Explains the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life
The earth is alive, asserts a revolutionary scientific theory of life emerging from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Temperate Freshwater Wetlands Are 'Forgotten' Carbon Sinks
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study comparing the carbon-holding power of freshwater wetlands has produced measurements suggesting that wetlands in temperate regions are more valuable as carbon sinks than current policies imply, according to researchers.
Eroding islands, disappearing glaciers, lots of greenhouse gases
The latest meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco in December 2011 featured hundreds of talks about Earth science, some of those relating to Alaska (and some of those comprehensible to a non-scientist). Here are a few items from the notebook I carried around the Moscone Center:
Kenai Woman Indicted On Multiple Drug And Gun Charges
Anchorage, AK – United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today, January 26, 2012, that Doris Jean Lageson, a 42-year-old resident of Kenai, Alaska, was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 20, 2012, in Anchorage on the following seven counts: