One river notches banner season amid Alaska’s king salmon shortfall
Sport fishermen across much of Southcentral Alaska who’d hoped for heart-thumping fights with Alaska’s most regal fish, the prized king
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PenAir shifting away from air taxi service to some Alaska communities
The news on Thursday that Peninsula Airways was phasing out of the air taxi service sector came as a surprise
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Shell drillships en route to Arctic Alaska
It’s not a mass movement of ships, but after weeks of waiting, pieces of Shell’s fleet have begun sailing north
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Study: Chatty Arctic Bowhead whales sing like the birds
In a recent study conducted in the Arctic Ocean off of Greenland, University of Washington oceanographer Kate Stafford noted an
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Burgeoning Nelchina caribou herd allows biologists to expand hunt
A surprise population boom in a caribou herd that roams the Nelchina basin 100 miles northeast of Anchorage is going
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Alaska’s Arctic waters to be mapped for first time since Captain Cook
On Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ship Fairweather embarked on a 30-day survey of Alaska coastline that has
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Arctic rivers discharging more water could have broad climate effects
A new study shows that freshwater discharge by northern rivers into the Arctic Ocean is up, and the reasons might
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U.S. senator fights to contain Alaska food and fuel prices
Imagine paying $17.25 for a bag of sugar. Or how about $20.49 for a bag of flour. Or $8.99 for
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Cost of operating in remote Alaska threatens mine
The high costs of operating in remote areas killed a lot of mines in Alaska after World War II, and
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Conoco turns $551 million profit in Alaska for second quarter
As Alaska’s elections grow closer, the buzz grows louder for the state to give a multibillion-dollar tax break to oil
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Are Alaska regulators ready to respond to an Arctic oil spill?
From the hallways of Congress to Alaska’s northern shores, the hype over offshore oil development in the U.S. Arctic continues
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Arctic oil: 1970 study holds surprises on oil spill cleanup
Good old-fashioned hay works great for cleaning up oil from ice and cold water, according to a decades-old study conducted
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Polar bears diverged 4 to 5 million years ago, but interbred with brown bears
Polar bears diverged into a separate species between four and five million years ago, but interbred with their brown bear
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U.S. Coast Guard to conduct its first-ever oil-spill test in Arctic
With Royal Dutch Shell possibly on the eve of exploring for oil off Alaska’s Arctic coasts — and other companies
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Alaska wind power project on track for fall completion
There are some new, very tall figures between the spruce trees, sand dunes and boggy ponds that cover Fire Island,
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