‘Arctic gene’ that poses fasting risks is found in more infants thanks to DNA testing
Thousands of years of a diet with lots of animal fats and sparse carbohydrates left a mark on the DNA
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Yup’ik
Clues emerging about Arctic gene, diet and health
For thousands of years, the indigenous people of the far north survived the extreme cold of their environment with a
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Walrus and moose, salmon and berries: It’s Thanksgiving in Western Alaska
BETHEL — Across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Wednesday, the turkeys were thawing – and so was the moose and walrus,
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Study sheds light on peopling of the Arctic
Archaeologists have been arguing for decades about how human beings got to the new world, and genetic research released today
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Creating links across the Arctic – A look back on the Beringia Arctic Games
To view photo captions, click on “SL” and then the “info” button in the top right-hand corner The inaugural Beringia
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Breaking ice pack sets Alaska hunters’ snowmachines adrift
Thin ice caused a scare for many seal hunters from Kwigilngok when about a dozen snowmachines began floating into the
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Alaska Supreme Court to hear climate change case
Alaska’s high court became the first state supreme court in the country yesterday to hear an appeal in one of
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Alaska subsistence issues raised before US Senate
Old battles over subsistence resurfaced in the U.S. Senate Thursday, as state officials and Native leaders sought allies in the
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Alakanuk, Alaska gets $2.2 million for paving roads
The Village of Alakanuk, in western Alaska is getting a $2.2 million grant to pave almost three miles of dirt
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