Tag: Alaska
Melting Arctic sends a message: Climate change is here in a...
Mark Serreze, University of Colorado
Scientists have known for a long time that as climate change started to heat up the Earth, its effects would...
Why Americans will never agree on oil drilling in the Arctic...
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
After decades of bitter struggle, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge seems on the verge of being opened to the...
The extraordinary return of sea otters to Glacier Bay
Perry Williams, Colorado State University and Mevin Hooten, Colorado State University
Human beings have a long history of persecuting apex predators such as...
Fracking comes to the Arctic in a new Alaska oil boom
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Arctic lands and waters hold irresistible allure for global oil companies. Despite opposition from environmental groups and...
Why Russia gave up Alaska, America’s gateway to the Arctic
William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, University of Alaska Anchorage
One hundred and fifty years ago, on March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William...
EXPLORING NATURE
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College
The Earth and the Moon may look...
