(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) last Wednesday announced the release of its 2017 summer schedule. Reservations are now available for booking at FerryAlaska.com, by calling 1-800-642-0066, or visiting ferry terminal staff throughout the system. The AMHS summer schedule covers ferry travel from May through September. In conjunction with the summer schedule, […]
A new mapping project has identified regions worldwide that are most susceptible to dramatic permafrost thaw formations, known as thermokarst, and the resulting release of greenhouse gases. University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers David McGuire and Vladimir Romanovsky were part of the project, which was led by University of Alberta researcher David Olefeldt. They found […]
Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman says the FBI is investigating Russia’s possible role in hacking his emails, a role that is being denied by a top Russian government official. After thousands of John Podesta’s personal emails were hacked, WikiLeaks began releasing them on Friday. Podesta told reporters Tuesday he is helping investigators find the hackers and […]
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has released 2,500 previously classified daily foreign intelligence briefings given to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford during the 1970s that shed new light on a crucial era of Cold War and Third World events. Included in the 28,000 pages of documents are nuggets of fascinating information about world affairs, […]