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Arctic Report Card spotlights caribou, seals and carbon
December 10, 2024
According to the 2024 Arctic Report Card, released this week by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration and co-authored by ten 澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 scientists, warming is affecting caribou populations, heat-trapping gas releases and many other parts of the ecosystem.
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Join OneTree Alaska to celebrate solstice under a full moon
December 09, 2024
Enjoy a beautiful evening in OneTree Alaska's birch grove under the full moon just before the winter solstice. Between 3:30-7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, participants can learn about the long-term monitoring of birch trees in 澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 T-field and celebrate the tree stewardship that supports OneTree's mission.
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Alaska continues to change, fast
December 06, 2024
With his eyes on Alaska weather and climate for many years, Rick Thoman saw a need for a recent update on what is happening within America's largest state.
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Nanook skiing hosting historic on-campus races
December 05, 2024
For the first time in decades, the Alaska Nanooks ski teams are set to host races on the Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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December museum programs explore winter
December 05, 2024
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on winter themes during family programs in December.
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Study reveals mammoth as key food source for ancient Americans
December 04, 2024
Scientists have uncovered the first direct evidence that ancient Americans relied primarily on mammoth and other large animals for food. Their research sheds new light on both the rapid expansion of humans throughout the Americas and the extinction of large ice age mammals.
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Study shows ancient human, canine relationship
December 04, 2024
Humans are no strangers to sharing their food with their dogs: Look no further than the average American dining room. As it turns out, that's been the case for millennia.
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NASA-funded project looks for answers about aurora's energy
December 03, 2024
Most electrons that create the aurora have a moderate amount of energy, but scientists want to know more about how electrons on either side on that scale -- more and less energy -- affect the electrical properties of the ionosphere, the part of Earth's upper atmosphere that is ionized by the sun.
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'Alaska's Changing Environment' -- a new report
December 03, 2024
澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 released a new report this week highlighting environmental changes and extremes that impact Alaskans and their livelihoods. "Alaska's Changing Environment" provides people with timely, reliable and understandable information on topics ranging from temperature and precipitation changes to salmon and polar bears.
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Make wreaths, holiday ornaments with OneTree Alaska
December 02, 2024
Join OneTree Alaska for an afternoon of making holiday wreaths and ornaments using tree boughs and other materials in the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) studio at 1850 Tanana Loop E. on 澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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The secret life of red squirrels
November 27, 2024
Stan Boutin has climbed more than 5,000 spruce trees in the last 30 years. He has often returned to the forest floor knowing if a ball of twigs and moss within the tree contained newborn red squirrel pups.
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King salmon declines linked to climate, smaller size
November 26, 2024
Researchers at 澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 linked the king salmon population declines to reduced body size and extreme climate conditions in the ocean and in rivers.
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Chef Amy to discuss healing and Alaska Native traditional foods
November 25, 2024
Join 澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 Cooperative Extension Service and chef Amy Foote for a lunch and learn session titled "Finding Healing in Alaska Native Traditional Foods." Foote is director of cuisine for NANA Management Services and formerly was the executive chef at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage.
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澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 enhances Seaglider technology to measure carbon dioxide
November 25, 2024
Scientists around the world rely on ocean monitoring tools to measure the effects of climate change. Researchers at 澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 and their industry partners have advanced the technology available to measure carbon dioxide in the ocean.
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Explore the physics of snow in statewide webinar
November 22, 2024
Learn about snow physics and how snowdrifts form -- and why it is possible to walk on a snowdrift - in a statewide webinar hosted by 澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 Cooperative Extension Service.
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