An old friend — a character not seen in these parts for a few years — showed up last week in Fairbanks. Ice fog. Ice fog is a surface cloud composed of water we emit into the air all the time; it only becomes visible when the cold hammer comes down hard and hangs around […]
Scientists and others from remote communities across western Alaska and northern Canada concerned about the migration of beavers into the Arctic will gather at the University of Alaska Fairbanks later this month. Attendees will share observations, knowledge and new research on the impacts of the animals’ recent range expansion. The Feb. 26-28 meeting of the Arctic […]
During these late winter days, researchers who are studying the rusty discoloration of northern Alaska streams are prepping for summer field trips. Jon O’Donnell of the National Park Service is one of a team of scientists who will float rivers and streams in Kobuk Valley National Park and Noatak National Preserve in 2024. He and […]
For years, scientists have wondered why North America’s highest mountain is not a volcano. All the ingredients for volcanic activity lurk deep beneath Denali, which sits above where one planetary plate grinds past another. Recently, while looking for something else, researchers found a reservoir of what might be magma, 7 miles beneath the muskeg of […]