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A Springtime Journey on the Arctic Coastal Plain

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Apr 3, 2014 The Arctic and Alaska Science

Cold water the color of iced tea wets the boots of Chris Arp as he yanks a power auger from the hole he just drilled in this quiet lake, a few miles from his office at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. A whiff of sulfur, a sign there’s not much oxygen in this pond born […]

On the Track of the Wolverine

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Mar 21, 2014 The Arctic and Alaska Science

As I skied on a frozen river, a hairy creature trotted toward me. When the wolverine spotted me, it popped up in the air like an antelope, landed like a cat, and bounced away into the high country of the Wrangell Mountains.

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