The center attracts scientists from around the world.
This 1937 Fairbanks Winter Carnival scene captures that year's royalty on the ice throne. On the left is John “Jack” Buckley, the Pioneers of Alaska king regent, and on the right is Mary Miller, the Pioneers queen regent. In the middle is the queen and Miss Alaska from Nome, Marguerite Lee.
For Bush residents Miki and Julie Collins, getting the vaccine was a no-brainer.
But glacier is shrinking, and rapidly, too.
In “Dead Reckoning,” his masterful history of Europe’s search for the Northwest Passage, Canadian historian Ken McGoogan argues persuasively that those explorers who payed close attention to Native peoples of the Arctic, and who worked closely with them, generally thrived. In an often deadly…
The race that replaced the Yukon Quest is still worth your attention.
You can find all sorts of interesting things when a glacier retreats.
Drawn to the feminine form, the artist is exploring womanhood and what that means.
And he actually went by "Mudhole," too.
The class tackles canine anatomy and life-saving interventions for both medics and non-medics.
That fancy schmancy designer tent you paid too much money for? Might want to leave it home.
You know how some telephone wires bounce? This is why that happens.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has received a five-year, $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the reach and effectiveness of mentor-based teaching throughout Alaska.
There’s a familiar joke about Alaska’s gold rush days. It wasn’t the miners who got rich, it was the people who mined the miners — barkeepers, madams, card sharks, as well as more reputable shop owners and suppliers. But Alexander McKenzie took such plans one step further when he arrived in …
The photos are on exhibit now at Bear Gallery in Fairbanks.
How they got to Alaska is still a mystery, though.
There is a lot of history in that old train building.
When Cambridge-trained physician and author Seema Yasmin started investigating outbreaks for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, she noticed a troubling pattern: Children were falling severely ill or dying from vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles and whooping cough.
The ability to easily form ice could mean big consequences for clouds and weather.
They've rebounded but scientists aren't sure what the future holds.
And we're talking big, too.
In keeping with the theme of my most recent review, let’s return again to the subarctic noir genre, this time with Talkeetna author Sarah Birdsall. “Wild Rivers, Wild Rose” is her latest book, and it’s one that shouldn’t be missed. Set in and around the fictional town of Susitna Station (a c…
The northern lights are his inspiration and his office.
The average temperature in January 1971 was 31.7 below zero. Brrr!
When gold was discovered in Alaska at the end of the 19th century, it was individual miners who initially exploited the resource using picks and shovels and other rudimentary equipment. As easy diggings disappeared, individuals were supplanted by companies with the necessary capital to inves…
The days are getting longer, right? That means more time for reading, at least by my definition. Here are a half-dozen recommended paperback, if your bedside table is currently bare.
Alaska, with its daunting climate, endless wilderness, and remoteness from the world, is the ideal location for mystery and thriller novels. Start with a good plot built on questions that devolve into a maze of half-answers, maintain the hint of immanent violence, add some long dark winter n…
Can you imagine how awful winter life in Alaska would be if frozen water sank? We couldn’t travel any waterway that hadn’t frozen solid; at 20 or 30 below the cold hull of a boat or hovercraft would ice up until it sank.
Taras, a wildlife education and outreach specialist, said people are seeing a lot of lynx in Alaska’s Interior.
At least 18 million individuals across the United States, including urban, rural and tribal communities, have limited or no access to high-speed broadband infrastructure, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
Yoga might be hotter than ever right now, but Marsha Munsell's yoga passion started long before yours.
