University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service agent Sarah Lewis will offer in-person food preservation classes over four days in Cordova. On Thursday, March 14, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., Lewis will discuss the regulations and best practices to start a cottage foods business. The event is free. From 7-8 p.m., she will lead a class on […]
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have devised a way to remotely detect large landslides within minutes of occurrence and to quickly determine whether they are close to open water and present a tsunami hazard. They write in a new paper that their method of determining a landslide’s location, volume and potential impact is rapid enough […]
Palaeontological analysis shows renowned fossil thought to show soft tissue preservation is in fact just paint A 280-million-year-old fossil that has baffled researchers for decades has been shown to be, in part, a forgery following new examination of the remnants. The discovery has led the team led by Dr Valentina Rossi of University College Cork, […]
A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher has launched a study of cognitive decline in older Alaska dogs. Canine cognitive disorder, or CCD, presents similarly to Alzheimer’s disease in humans, with symptoms including disorientation, failure to recognize family members, inability to retain control over basic bodily functions, and changes in personality. Dr. Greg Pietsch, a veterinarian […]