Alaska Sea Grant, together with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program, is pleased to announce seven recommended marine debris removal projects under the 2024 Community Marine Debris Removal Grant Program. These projects represent a $1.2 million investment in marine debris removal, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. […]
Carnivorous plants, bats, spiders and zombie insects are the subjects of a series of free spooky science webinars hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in October. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, from noon-1 p.m., naturalist Bob Armstrong will guide participants through the world of Alaska’s carnivorous plants. A Juneau-based author and photographer […]
Work led by University of Alaska Fairbanks and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers shows that the effort to improve Fairbanks’ wintertime air quality by reducing the amount of primary sulfate in the atmosphere may not be as effective in the deep cold as intended. The research is published today in Science Advances, with UAF doctoral student […]
The public could have days or months of warning about a major earthquake through identification of prior low-level tectonic unrest over large areas, according to research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist who analyzed two major quakes in Alaska and California. The work was led by research assistant professor Társilo Girona of the UAF […]