Missing Arctic temperature data, not Mother Nature, created the seeming slowdown of global warming from 1998 to 2012, according to a new study in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Environment
Nov 20, 2017
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A spruce forest regeneration experiment in Interior Alaska that spanned nearly 30 years demonstrates which forest management practices produce the best results.
Environment
Sep 12, 2017
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Across Alaska, berry harvests have begun in earnest—and, this year, so has a project in which Alaskans will help track their berry patches scientifically.
Other
Aug 17, 2017
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A University of Alaska Fairbanks study looking at the physics of tidewater glaciers has yielded new insights into what drives their retreat-and-advance cycles and the role that climate plays in these cycles.
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2017
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Small mountain glaciers play a big role in recharging vital aquifers and in keeping rivers flowing during the winter, according to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2017
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University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have discovered that volcanoes have a unique way of dealing with pressure—through crystals.
Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2017
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A research team led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Colorado College has solved a century-old mystery involving a famous red waterfall in Antarctica. New evidence links Blood Falls to a large source of salty water ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2017
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A new analysis of subsistence data collected in three Arctic communities underscores the importance of social ties and sharing among households.
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2016
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Paleontologists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the National Park Service found the first dinosaur bones in Denali National Park during an expedition in July. They also discovered several new dinosaur trackways, ...
Archaeology
Oct 18, 2016
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A new mapping project has identified regions worldwide that are most susceptible to dramatic permafrost thaw formations, known as thermokarst, and the resulting release of greenhouse gases.
Environment
Oct 12, 2016
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