Magnetic declination and finding the moon

February 01, 2023

Magnetic north, the default setting on many phone compasses, is often many degrees off from true north, depending on where you are on the planet.
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Alaska blackfish in a world of its own

January 26, 2023

North of the village of Hughes, in frigid, sluggish water, dim blue light penetrates two feet of lake ice. The ice has a quarter-size hole, maintained by a stream of methane bubbles. Every few minutes, a brutish little fish swims up, turns to sip air, and peels back to the dank.
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Study offers new insight on what ancient noses smelled

January 26, 2023

It sounds a little like Stone Age standup: A Denisovan and a human walk past a bees' nest heavy with honeycomb. What happens next?
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Research explains strength of earthquake shaking in Nenana Basin

January 26, 2023

New insight in Nenana Basin
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Wade Albright selected as director of Alaska Satellite Facility

January 25, 2023

New director for Alaska Satellite Facility
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31st annual Science for Alaska talks and outreach events announced

January 20, 2023

Annual lecture series has a new twist
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Kelp farms could help reduce coastal marine pollution

January 19, 2023

The water-filtering abilities of farmed kelp could help reduce marine pollution in coastal areas, according to a new University of Alaska Fairbanks-led study.
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Alaska's small glaciers on the way out

January 18, 2023

Glaciers worldwide are withering. Half of them will disappear by the end of this century, and much of the lost ice will vanish from mountains in Alaska, scientists say.
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New report series aims to help Alaska's Arctic decision-making

January 17, 2023

The University of Alaska has released the first in a series of informational reports designed to aid state leaders as Alaska confronts a rapidly changing Arctic and the increasingly globalized North.
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Finding a midwinter night's roost

January 06, 2023

During the darkest days of Alaska's winter, black-capped chickadees stuff themselves with enough seeds and frozen insects to survive 18-hour nights.
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