How did climate affect ancient wildlife in Arctic Alaska?
For about 1,000 years at the end of the last ice age, the woolly mammoths, steppe bison, ancient horses and
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Author: Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Ancient Alaska remains suggest ice-age diversity
Two ice-age infants discovered in Interior Alaska left a genetic record that suggests ancient culture in this part of the
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Will climate force small mammals North?
Populations of furry mammals ranging from tiny shrews, mice and voles to stocky wolverines and marmots will likely move north
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US pushes ambitious Arctic Council goals
Just six months into the United States’ chairmanship of the Arctic Council, events have “already moved the ball forward enormously”
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Microplastics found in waters off Svalbard
Microplastics, the tiny plastic particles that are accumulating in marine waters and big lakes around the world, are now showing
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Myths about Shell’s Arctic Alaska pullout persist
When Royal Dutch Shell announced that it had lost its big-money bet in the Chukchi Sea and would end its entire program
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Shell’s failure latest in series of Arctic flops
After pouring billions of dollars into offshore Arctic leases and a complicated drilling program that used the latest available technology,
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Ancient virus found in Arctic permafrost
Scientists have found a previously unknown giant virus in the permafrost of Siberia, a discovery they say is worrying at
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Arctic conference spotlights indigenous issues
Indigenous residents from some of the smallest communities and most remote parts of Alaska had a message for international leaders who
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Alaska trip shows Obama’s commitment to Arctic: Kerry
Federal officials have made a lot of unfulfilled promises in the past about paying attention to the issues and needs
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Winds cause flooding in Alaska village, prompts Shell to pause oil drilling
Huge, wind-whipped waves crashed onto the shore at Barrow on Thursday, forcing the closure of a nearby road, the National
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Obama visit brings new attention to Arctic
Climate scientists said Tuesday they hope President Obama’s visit to Alaska and next week’s State Department-organized Anchorage conference on climate
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Examining mental health in Arctic Alaska
When Alaska Health and Social Services Commissioner Valerie Davidson parked her car in downtown Anchorage Monday and walked to the swanky
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Calls for action at Arctic shipping conference
With Arctic sea ice dwindling toward what is likely to be one of the lowest minimums on record, conditions are primed for
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Clinton tweets opposition to Arctic drilling
Hillary Clinton used Twitter on Tuesday to declare her opposition to Arctic offshore drilling, and her brief statement was applauded by
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