JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The holidays are quickly approaching and Operation Santa Claus is gearing up to take flight in celebration. Hundreds of children living in Alaska villages will soon be celebrating the 58th annual Operation Santa Claus. This event is part of the Alaska National Guard’s yearly community relations and support program that […]
STONY BROOK, NY – Research findings from an international team of scientists including Alan Turner, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, uncovers details on how a new species of a feathered raptorial dinosaur found in China provides evidence on how large-bodied dinosaurs took to […]
Each fall, white-crowned sparrows hop off branches in Alaska and begin journeys toward California, Arizona, New Mexico and west Texas. On their trip of several weeks, flying mostly at night, the tiny songbirds may cut back on their sleep by two-thirds. Scientists in Wisconsin discovered the sparrow’s apparent ability to perform while cutting rest with […]