Grains of Alaska made into art

October 07, 2022

Kelsey Aho works as a mapmaker for the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska. She is also an artist who collects earthen materials on her travels around the state.
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Study: Glass microspheres won't save Arctic sea ice

October 05, 2022

A proposal to cover Arctic sea ice with layers of tiny hollow glass spheres about the thickness of one human hair would actually accelerate sea-ice loss and warm the climate rather than creating thick ice and lowering the temperature as proponents claim.
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Alaska megastorms vs. East Coast hurricanes

October 03, 2022

My friend Hal called the other day from a parking garage in Punta Gorda, Florida. In his car he had nine one-gallon jugs of water, a red-plastic container of gasoline and a motorcycle helmet.
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New research can help electric utilities account for climate change

September 23, 2022

Research will help local energy planners determine the optimal mix of renewable energy sources and energy storage needs.
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An attempt to demystify the mysterious

September 09, 2022

NEAR GAKONA, ALASKA -- In this wild place where dump truck drivers once tipped load after load of gravel onto the moss to make roads and building pads, scientists rolled open an iron gate one recent Saturday afternoon.
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Frigid but not rigid -- researchers discover surprising plant phenomenon

September 06, 2022

Peter Ray and Syndonia Bret-Harte have studied Arctic plants for a combined 50 years. But they recently found there was still more to learn when an accidental experiment led to a surprising discovery about how such plants behave in the snow.
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Students find sky-high excitement with UAF drone center

September 02, 2022

ACUASI's visit to Delta Junction Junior High School — home of the Grizzlies — was part of ACUASI’s effort to get young people interested in science, technology, engineering and math.
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Chasing the sun from New York to Alaska

September 01, 2022

When I left my sister's house in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon, I was 4,200 miles from my home. That's a long way, but I slept in my Fairbanks bed before the next sunrise.
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UAF scientists lead Arctic section of State of the Climate report

August 31, 2022

University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists at the International Arctic Research Center are among world experts leading the State of the Climate report, which summarizes global environmental conditions in 2021.
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Adopt a woolly mammoth and win!

August 26, 2022

A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist wants to find out when the last woolly mammoth fell to the grass in Alaska. He is asking for help from an unusual source: people like you.
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