Poking holes in the sea floor that used to be part of the Bering Land Bridge, researchers have found that large swaths of it were floodplains pocked with bogs and ponds that may have restricted passage of animals like the woolly rhino and short-faced bear. Those two species and a few others never seemed to […]
A recent poll of Alaskans found that the University of Alaska is the most trusted organization for the public on the topic of energy supply. The survey of 600 registered Alaska voters was conducted by Strategies 360, with a margin of error of 4%. The poll was commissioned, in part, to test Alaskans’ familiarity with carbon capture, […]
Nelson Crone, a longtime Alaskan and University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate, has been named director of the UAF Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer. Crone will oversee the farm’s day-to-day operations, coordinate research with faculty, assist with programs for the Mat-Su/Copper River Cooperative Extension Service and champion public engagement for the farm. Crone worked on berry […]
U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research shows that caribou will optimize their migration path based on their collective memories. Caribou are the most abundant large mammal species on land in the Arctic. They are not only an important part of the ecology but are also a primary source of food for hundreds of communities. The antlered deer migrate […]