Birds evolved from dinosaurs. They share a common ancestor and physical traits — some dinosaurs even had feathers. But while these dinosaurs are thought to have had “fuzzy” or “downy” feathers, ancient birds were more likely to have had feathers that look similar to the birds of today. A University of Washington-led research team has […]
When the now-extinct American cheetah was enduring the last ice age, a glaciated barrier broke up its territory into two distinct territories — one in central North America and another much farther north. Analysis from the Alaska Stable Isotope Facility at the University of Alaska Fairbanks helped an international research team uncover how the ancient […]
The Alaska Center for Energy and Power at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has received $3 million to study technology that can strengthen energy systems in remote and strategically important regions. The Office of Naval Research award will support the work of the Alaska Regional Collaboration for Technology Innovation and Commercialization. This is the fourth phase of the […]
An international study led by researchers at the George Washington University indicates clear global evidence that permafrost is thawing across much of the planet. Utilizing more than two decades of field observations from 156 monitoring sites across the Arctic, Antarctic and high-mountain regions, the study found increases in the thickness of the active layer, which […]