Ned Rozell, UAF Geophysical Institute
Glaciers made of rock, ice and bear scat
The grizzly hadn’t seen my dog or me, so I yelled and waved my arms. The bear stood, looked in our direction...
Craig George’s remarkable northern legacy
I was sad to learn recently that Craig George was missing and presumed dead when a raft he was floating upon hit...
Feet on the ground right after the big one
On March 27, 1964, California geologist George Plafker was attending a research conference in Seattle when news came of a big earthquake...
Adopted mammoth fell 15,000 years ago
A few days ago, Mat Wooller had news about a woolly mammoth my friend LJ and I “adopted” last October.
The ups and downs of washboard roads
While driving Alaska’s graveled highways, people sometimes wonder how an unpaved road can turn into a bed of corduroy.
Pound for pound, Alaska mosquitoes pack punch
In mid-June, while standing deep within the northern boreal forest, it’s possible to feel a sensation similar to one felt in mid-December...
A teenager and her unusual bird
Hazel Sutton was eating lunch on an island at Tanana Lakes Recreation Area in Fairbanks with her family recently when a bird...
Polar bears of the past survived warmth
In a recent paper, scientists wrote that a small population of polar bears living off Greenland and Arctic Canada increased by 1.6...
Feltleaf willows: Alaska’s most abundant tree
Imagine being a moose in late May: You have just survived 200 days of cold and darkness by munching the equivalent of...
When river breakup came to Eagle
EAGLE — As the late evening sunshine poured in from the northwest, a dozen residents of Alaska’s farthest upstream town on the...
CPD dispatch report
JUNE 05, MONDAY:Nothing to report.JUNE 06, TUESDAY:At 6:00 p.m. an...
