Dinosaur backbone is the first found on the icy continent, and belongs to a titanosaur around 6–7 meters in length. First ever dinosaur remains found in Antarctica described Fossil belongs to an animal from the largest group of dinosaurs to ever walk the Earth Sauropods likely crossed from South America via Antarctica to Australia […]
New research led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks archaeologist reveals that the earliest Native Americans had highly specialized diets, primarily hunting the largest animals on the landscape, and they targeted these megafauna consistently from Alaska to South America. The study, published today in the journal Science Advances, examined data from 50 archaeological sites excavated […]
European green crabs are on the move in Southeast Alaska, so keep your eyes out for this invasive species and its distinctive ‘5-3-5’ carapace. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), European green crabs in Alaska are growing in numbers and extending their range northward. They are asking residents of the […]
I walked around outside our Two Rivers home early one morning, as I sometimes do. It was mid-May and we — that’s my wife, Julie, and me — were about ready to head to work. The birds had recently returned. While waiting to get in the car, I heard American robins, black-capped chickadees, a […]