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The Northern Shrike: Songbird Like No Other

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Dec 10, 2020   Featured, Science/Education, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

The Northern Shrike: Songbird Like No Other

Not long ago, John Wright of Fairbanks heard a thump against a window above his deck. He pulled on his coat and walked out to investigate. He was surprised to see a lovely pine grosbeak down on the deck. Standing above it was a northern shrike — a predatory songbird with a black eye-mask that […]

June 26th, 1940

By Alaska Native News on Jun 26, 2020   This Day in Alaskan History  

June 26th, 1940

Inspired by Northern Clingfish, Researchers Make a Better Suction Cup

By Michelle Ma | University of Washington on Oct 4, 2019   Featured, Science/Education  

Inspired by Northern Clingfish, Researchers Make a Better Suction Cup

 The finger-sized Northern clingfish employs one of the best suction cups in the world. A small disk on its belly can attach to wet, slimy, even rough surfaces and hold up to 230 times its own body weight. A University of Washington team inspired by the clingfish’s suction power set out to develop an […]

Northern Fur Seal Food Study in Bering Sea using Saildrone

By Carey Kuhn | Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Jul 14, 2017   NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Northern Fur Seal Food Study in Bering Sea using Saildrone

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center is back for a second year of tracking northern fur seals on St. Paul Island and measuring prey availability in the northern fur seals feeding area. Continuing this work is a fantastic opportunity that will help AFSC build on what we learned in 2016. Similar to last year, AFSC’s plan is […]

Prehistoric Fish Trap and Petroglyphs Found on Kodiak Island

By Patrick Saltonstall | Alutiiq Museum on Jun 23, 2017   Featured, Rural, Southcentral  

Prehistoric Fish Trap and Petroglyphs Found on Kodiak Island

Alutiiq Museum archaeologists have located the remains of a stone fish trap and an associated set of petroglyphs on northern Kodiak Island. The features are believed to be prehistoric and reflect Alutiiq salmon fishing traditions. While petroglyphs are a well-known feature of Kodiak’s cultural landscape, the fish trap is a rare find. It is the […]

Northern Dynasty: Pebble Partnership Reach Settlement with US Environmental Protection Agency

By Northern Dynasty Minerals on May 12, 2017   Featured, Southwest Alaska, State  

Northern Dynasty: Pebble Partnership Reach Settlement with US Environmental Protection Agency

VANCOUVER – Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alaska-based Pebble Limited Partnership, and the US Environmental Protection Agency have reached a settlement agreement with respect to the parties’ longstanding legal dispute over the federal agency’s pre-emptive regulatory action under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act. Under the terms of the settlement […]



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