Future Arctic winter sea ice is likely to shrink by around one million square kilometres more than previously thought, after researchers used clues from a warm period 6,000 years ago to improve the reliability of climate models. The results, reported in the journal Nature Geoscience, could have implications for future winter conditions in the UK […]
For centuries, dogs have helped people travel across the Arctic, hauling supplies, equipment, and other goods through snowy landscapes where other domesticated animals struggled to venture. Now, a new study publishing October 14 in the Cell Press journal iScience finds that sled dogs might have evolved shorter legs that helped them pull loads more efficiently. […]
BIG LAKE — Representative Kevin J. McCabe (R-D30), Monday celebrated the announcement of a $249 million federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant for the Port MacKenzie Rail Extension, a transformational infrastructure project located in House District 30. Announced by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the award marks […]
ANCHORAGE – U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman announced today that Marianne Rolland, 73, of Anchorage, pled guilty to billing the Veterans Health Administration for more than $2 million in fraudulent claims. According to court documents, between 2020 and February 2026, Rolland owned and operated White Raven Healing Services, LLC, and falsely represented herself to the […]