‘White specks’ seen in Alaska waters are endangered sea creatures. ‘Not a drill’
So it’s safe to say, this was “not a drill,” the post read. Beluga whales are dark gray as calves, then their skin lightens when they reach physical maturity, according to the National Oceanic and ...
Trump wants to dismantle the agency that provides weather forecasts. It will make your life worse
The Trump administration and Elon Musk are reportedly taking aim at NOAA, the agency responsible for the National Weather ...
Missing plane in Alaska
A missing plane in Alaska with 10 people on board. Good Day Atlanta's Alyse Eady has the story. Rising sea levels threaten ...
‘Rationalist Fleet’: Before killings linked to fringe group, ‘Ziz’ led fateful tugboat voyage to California
Before string of killings linked to fringe group, Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota led fateful tugboat voyage from Alaska to California ...
Palo Alto Weekly4d
The $50 million question: Can California’s Dungeness crab fishery coexist with whale conservation efforts?
Generations of fishermen have fueled a vibrant Coastside community, but for an increasing number of fishermen, passion isn’t ...
Upscale Adventuring on MSN4d
25 Largest Inland Lakes in the USA: How Many Have You Visited?
The lakes of the US are often thought of as great holiday destinations. All of them provide a combination of hiking, boating, ...
Alaska Public Media5d
Microplastics are in the fetal tissues of Alaska spotted seals, new research finds
UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine mammals species they’ve studied so far, and new results show passage ...
Alaska Native News5d
Freshwater seals in Alaska’s biggest lake are genetically different from saltwater seals
The harbor seals of Alaska’s Iliamna Lake, which make up one of only five freshwater seal populations in the world, have long been a subject of fascination for their separateness from the seals that ...
Alaska Dispatch News11d
Invasive freshwater fish able to swim through Alaska’s Cook Inlet, study proves
The documentation of salmon-eating northern pike in Southcentral estuaries, a North American first, shows a new way for the invasive species to spread ...
DC plane crash likely deadliest on US soil in more than two decades — as officials say no survivors expected
The American Airlines plane crash in Washington, DC, is possibly the deadliest commercial crash in the US since the 2009 ...
Smithsonian Magazine11d
Hundreds Died When This Steamship Sank in the Pacific Northwest in 1875 With Gold Worth Millions On Board
A century and a half later, the sinking of the S.S. Pacific remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region’s ...
NOLA.com13dOpinion
Will Sutton: If the Gulf of Mexico can be the Gulf of America, watch out for Mexican America
Just days later, the Gulf of America has become a real thing.