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Wildfires May Send Permafrost Protections up in Smoke

By Fritz Freudenberger | Geophysical Institute on Jan 28, 2020 Featured, Interior Alaska, The Arctic and Alaska Science

Across much of Alaska, permafrost is thawing. In most locations of interior and south Alaska, what permafrost exists is…

Congressman Young Announces 2020 Service Academy Nominations

By Zack Brown | Office of Representative Young on Jan 28, 2020 Featured, State

Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young announced his official list of Alaskan students nominated for appointment to a United States Service Academy…

Global Efforts to Contain Coronavirus Epidemic May Not Work, Experts Warn

By Eoin Higgins | Common Dreams on Jan 28, 2020 Featured, Health, National/World, World

The coronavirus outbreak in mainland China is spiraling out of the country’s ability to control it and spreading across…

Mosquitoes are Drawn to Flowers as much as People — and now Scientists Know Why

By James Urton | University of Washington on Jan 28, 2020 Featured, Science/Education

Without their keen sense of smell, mosquitoes wouldn’t get very far. They rely on this sense to find a…

NTSB: Pilot of Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Climbed to Avoid Cloud Layer

By VOA on Jan 28, 2020 Featured, National, National/World

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed and killed basketball superstar Kobe Bryant climbed to avoid a cloud layer…

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Prepared to Protect Health of Travelers, Staff and the Public

By Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Jan 28, 2020 Featured, Health, State

(Anchorage) – Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has taken additional precautions to protect the health and welfare of travelers, airport staff and the public, from the novel…