JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Alaska Army National Guard aviators with the 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued two overdue boaters whose vessel became stuck in icy water about 7 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Oct. 6. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened a mission in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska […]
Thawing Permafrost Sends Plumes of Rusty, Metal-Rich Water Far Downstream The bright orange plumes of water scientists first noticed billowing across a river in Alaska’s Brooks Range in 2018 were even more acidic and metallic than water leached from metal mines, despite their pristine surroundings. That is according to a new study from the University […]
Students who have read, watched or performed any of the works of William Shakespeare know how frequently death factors into the plot. Tragedies like Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Hamlet end with deaths of the titular characters — and many others, as well. Toby Widdicombe, Ph.D., professor of English, recently published a book exploring Shakespeare’s […]
“JD is the most irritating of Trump’s acolytes because he spouts absurd MAGA bullshit, knowing full well how stupid it is,” said one critic. As Republicans struggle to convince Americans to vote for the party whose policies have made workers’ lives more difficult and expensive, they’ve increasingly invoked the tried-and-true bogeyman of socialism—a word for […]