NASA Explains Why Clocks Will Get an Extra Second on June 30
If the day seems a little longer than usual on Saturday, June 30, 2012, that's because it will be. An…
Shrews in the News — Rapid Evolution of Shrews in Response to Climate Change
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Shrews are among a diverse group of small mammals that have rapidly evolved in response to climate…
Maya Archaeologists Unearth New 2012 Monument
Archaeologists working at the site of La Corona in Guatemala have discovered a 1,300-year-old-year Maya text that provides only the…
New Book Looks at Hotspots Around the World for Mega-Quakes
CORVALLIS, Ore. – At the beginning of 2010, Oregon State University geologist Robert Yeats told a national reporter that Port…
Unemployed Americans Face Greater Risk of Mortality: UBC Study
Employment policy is also health policy according to a University of British Columbia study that found that workers experienced higher…
After Child Dies, Mom's Risk of Early Death Skyrockets: Study
In the first two years following the death of a child, there is a 133% increase in the risk of…
Wasilla Woman flees the Scene of Accident, Goes to Jail on Five Charges
A call went in to the Alaska State Troopers on yesterday morning about 8:05 am from 33-year-old Andrew Earll of…
Competition Begins for Anchorage, Alaska Teen Participating in National Scholarship Program
Mobile, Ala. (June 27, 2012) – Tomorrow marks the start of competition for Deven Inch, the Anchorage, Alaska teen competing…
Mathematicians Find a Way to Hide Waves Inside an Invisible “Hatâ€
Research Would Allow Practical Applications of Cloaking…
Young Juneau Girl Injured in Jet-Ski/Inner-Tube Accident Saturday Dies at Seattle Hospital
The young Juneau girl who was struck by a jet-ski over the weekend has succumbed to her injuries.…