Agency investigates deaths of 25 walrus on Alaska coast
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday it is investigating the deaths of 25 Pacific walrus found on an isolated northwest Alaska beach.
Ecology
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Invasive brood parasites a threat to native bird species
North Americans might be seeing new species of birds in certain areas of the continent in the near future. According to research conducted by a psychology professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and his co-authors, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2015
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Epic walrus gathering on again
On both sides of the Bering Strait, summer sea ice has once more dropped to a level that is driving thousands of walruses onto coastal beaches.
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2015
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Arctic nations meet under threat of new Cold War
The thawing of the polar ice promises Arctic nations new opportunities to open ocean trade routes and offshore oil fields.
Environment
Apr 23, 2015
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NOAA plans increased 2015 Arctic nautical charting operations
As commercial shipping traffic increases in the Arctic, NOAA is taking major steps to update nautical charts in the region. NOAA's Office of Coast Survey will use data collected by two of its own ships, Rainier and Fairweather, ...
Environment
Mar 18, 2015
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Around the world in 400,000 years: The journey of the red fox
Imagine attempting to trace your genetic history using only information from your mother's side. That's what scientists studying the evolution of the red fox had been doing for decades.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2014
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New DNA study unravels the settlement history of the New World Arctic
We know people have lived in the New World Arctic for about 5,000 years. Archaeological evidence clearly shows that a variety of cultures survived the harsh climate in Alaska, Canada and Greenland for thousands of years. ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2014
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Hummingbird evolution soared after they invaded South America 22 million years ago
A newly constructed family tree of the hummingbirds, published today in the journal Current Biology, tells a story of a unique group of birds that originated in Europe, passed through Asia and North America, and ultimately ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2014
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Whales, ships more common through Bering Strait
The Arctic is home to a growing number of whales and ships, and to populations of sub-Arctic whales that are expanding their territory into newly ice-free Arctic waters.
Plants & Animals
Feb 26, 2014
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Ancient giant sloth bones suggest humans were in Americas far earlier than thought
(Phys.org) —A team of Uruguayan researchers working at the Arroyo del Vizcaíno site near Sauce, in Uruguay has found evidence in ancient sloth bones that suggests humans were in the area as far back as 30,000 years ago. ...
