New map shows what Bering land bridge looked like 18,000 years ago
Thousands of years ago, a stretch of land connected the continents of Asia and North America, in the place the
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Alaska
Move over mushers and planes, drones to deliver emergency supplies in Alaska
A team of unmanned aerial vehicle experts led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks is working on delivering emergency medical
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‘Uber for icebreakers’ idea gains traction in U.S. Senate
This was the year Congress was finally going to spend some serious money to build an icebreaker. A Senate spending
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Climate change a threat to bases across the U.S., Defense Dept. says
A new report by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) outlines how climate change is already threatening military installations around
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U.S. government shutdown will doom Arctic projects in court, critics say
Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to temporarily fund the Interior Department, the Coast Guard and other closed
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Luxury cruises lured by Arctic Russia
Purpose-built for polar navigation, the “National Geographic Endurance” is one of two high-end cruise ships to sail deeper into Russia’s
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Alaska’s US senators veer apart on shutdown votes
In the U.S. Senate Thursday, two bills that would have ended the partial government shutdown failed to get enough votes
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Why are people moving away from Alaska?
More people are leaving Alaska than are moving to the state, leading to overall population decline. That’s the major takeaway
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Blog – Snapshots from up and down the Arctic in 2018
In 2018, conferences, workshops, and meetings brought me to seven of the eight countries with territory north of the Arctic
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Alaska’s Cold War radars face new threat from climate change
Across Alaska, 15 remote radars spin every minute of the day, 365 days a year. Since the Cold War, they’ve
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Protestors target Texas company planning seismic survey in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
A group of Native American protestors went to the offices of SAExploration in Houston, Texas Monday to object to work
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In Congress, Alaskans are split over shutdown
Republicans in Congress remain mostly united behind President Trump and his rejection of legislation to re-open government departments unless it
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Alaska’s senator Murkowski says ‘no’ to building wall on U.S.-Mexico border with military funds
U.S. President Donald Trump has been floating the idea of building a wall using military construction dollars. Sen. Lisa Murkowski
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Blog – 2018: Recapping the year in the Arctic
Planet Earth has completed another rotation around the sun, which has now set on the Arctic for the next three
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Alaska Governor requests federal disaster funds for earthquake recovery
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has formally requested help from the federal government for earthquake recovery efforts. The step could unlock
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