A ‘Tail’ of Two Comets
Two comets that will safely fly past Earth later this month may have more in common than their intriguingly similar…
Bronze Bell Recovered from World War II Submarine off Oahu Coast
During a test dive last week, the Hawai’i Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) recovered the bronze bell from the I-400 –…
US Military Personnel Punished for Afghan Hospital Attack
Officials say U.S. personnel who were involved in the devastating, half-hour aerial attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in…
Overdose Prevention Bill Signed into Law
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker signed SB 23, a life-saving measure preventing opioid overdose in Alaska, into law this week.…
Report: Trump Presidency a Top Risk for the World
A Donald Trump presidency is the sixth biggest threat facing the world, tied with the prospect of terrorism destabilizing the…
Frank Sinatra Jr. Dies at 72
Frank Sinatra Jr., son of the legendary singer and actor, died suddenly Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he was…
Fossil Study Shows how T. Rex Became King
The remains of a new species of horse-sized dinosaur reveal how Tyrannosaurus rex became one of Earth’s top predators, a…
Rapid Ice-Wedge Melting Accelerates Permafrost Decline
LOS ALAMOS, N.M.—A new study of permafrost has found that the ice wedges forming the prevalent honeycomb pattern across the…
Obama Taps Chief Justice Merrick Garland for Supreme Court Seat
Despite opposition from Republicans in Congress who have vowed to block any nomination made by President Obama for the vacant…
ComFish to Focus on Fishery Challenges
ComFish 2016, the annual conference set for March 31 through April 2 in Kodiak, Alaska, has an agenda packed with…