Continued low calf count indicates that reproduction remains depressed. The eastern North Pacific population of gray whales that migrates along the West Coast of the United States has continued to decline, with reproduction remaining very low. Two new Technical Memorandums from NOAA Fisheries’ Southwest Fisheries Science Center report the estimated population size and calf productivity in 2025. The initial […]
The project, approved by the UA Board of Regents in February 2024, is primarily funded by a $7.4 million anonymous private donation. The planetarium will be located on the west side of the University of Alaska Museum of the North on UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ Campus in Fairbanks. The 5,700-square-foot planetarium is scheduled to open in spring […]
Not all insects are garden pests. In a free statewide webinar, learn which insects are natural enemies of pest bugs and therefore good friends for gardeners to cultivate. Joey Slowik, integrated pest management technician at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer, will discuss potential insect friends, what they want and […]
The aquatic chemistry and flow rates in Interior Alaska’s streams are shifting in response to thawing permafrost and increased rainfall, a new study reports. The study authors found that groundwater makes up a greater portion of streamflow in areas with less permafrost. The paper, published in the June 2025 issue of Water Resources Research, was co-authored […]
