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Our COVID-19 Research Continues in Kodiak, Alaska: Part 1
21 Sep 2024 00:28 GMT
… interviews previously in Perryville, Alaska.
Anthony is well … & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) website. This … She teaches geography, environmental science, conservation of natural resources, … from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and …
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NOAA awards $1M to monitor potentially destructive floods, ice-jam events in Alaska
20 Sep 2024 19:29 GMT
… 35 communities along the western Alaska coastline were damaged to … quot;
Monitoring floods in Alaska is more challenging than in … to make it easier for scientists to monitor and prepare … ; NOAA National Weather Service Alaska Region Director Scott Lindsey said …
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Climate change makes farming easier in Alaska. Indigenous growers hope to lead the way.
20 Sep 2024 16:34 GMT
… at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. “Climate change … You can’t farm in Alaska”
Alaska isn’t usually considered … Even now, Alaska farmers and gardeners are experimenting with crops that … at least in part, scientists say, by warmer river temperatures …
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Alaska Science Forum: Wood frogs — farthest north amphibian cannibals
19 Sep 2024 20:56 GMT
… moving in September.
Kirton discovered dormant wood frogs in shallow … cells resist drying.
A scientist once discovered it’s a frog-eat … stressed-out captive ones. To test his theory, he inventoried the … Rozell ned.rozell@alaska.edu is a science writer for the …
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What's for Dinner? Scientists Unearth Key Clues to Cuisine of Resident Killer Whales
20 Sep 2024 01:12 GMT
… thrive, while others have struggled. Scientists have long sought to understand … as a postdoctoral researcher with NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center. “So … eating. They discovered that the summer diet of Alaska residents included more …
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From the frontlines of Alaska’s coast: Protect our pollock fishery, protect our communities
20 Sep 2024 00:01 GMT
… mayors of coastal communities in Alaska, we see every day … against other communities in western Alaska. If we allow this type … from federal, state, and academic scientists—that pollock bycatch is not … of total returns to Western Alaska.
The narrative that the …
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Alaska lumber grading program adds training dates
19 Sep 2024 23:58 GMT
… earn certification from the Alaska Lumber Grading Program.
The … with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, … in North America, wood science for producing structural lumber, … St., Haines
Visit the Alaska Lumber Grading Program website …
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Marquee Alaska sockeye run was bigger than expected, but the individual fish were small
19 Sep 2024 21:02 GMT
… size on record, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game … in salmon size, according to scientists, are warmer ocean temperatures … , according to an earlier Alaska Department of Fish and Game … Bristol Bay and elsewhere in Alaska endured extremely low prices …
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Researchers Identify Tooth Enamel Proteins That Offer Window into Human Health
19 Sep 2024 20:57 GMT
… now, however, did scientists have hard evidence of their … the Journal of Archaeological Science, examines two proteins found … at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and lead author … inadvertently discovered during construction in the area in 2018, researchers …
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In a Landmark Study, Scientists Discover Just How Much Earth's Temperature Has Changed Over Nearly 500 Million Years
19 Sep 2024 18:20 GMT
… Sabalites sp.) found in Alaska can be seen in … in places such as Alaska where temperatures are too … Researchers estimate prehistoric temperatures in a variety of different ways. Some scientists …
Botany,
Climate Change,
Earth Science,
Fossils,
Geology,
Heat,
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