Latest Research News and Events
The numbers behind a weather forecast
November 01, 2024
A meteorologist from the National Weather Service's local office recently told a newspaper reporter that heavy, wet, snow would materialize in a few days. He said it would resemble "cement falling from the sky."
Ӱ workshop will look at Ӱ's geologic hydrogen
October 25, 2024
Reshaping Ӱ's energy future with geologic hydrogen is the subject of a three-day workshop next week hosted by the University of Ӱ Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
Weasels are cute, natural-born killers
October 25, 2024
Weighing as much as a cup of walnuts and resembling a squeaky dog toy, the short-tailed weasel is easy to underestimate.
Denali climbed, its snow sampled for plastics
October 21, 2024
Two mountaineers who are also University of Ӱ Fairbanks students were successful in their attempt to reach the top of North America's highest peak in summer 2024.
Surprising genetic differences found in Iliamna Lake harbor seals
October 17, 2024
In Ӱ, harbor seals thrive in the chilled water of Iliamna Lake, sliding their blubbery bodies onto floating pieces of ice for a winter rest. This group of round-eyed water dwellers has remained a mystery for years, but now, in partnership with local Indigenous communities, scientists have found surprising genetic differences in the seals.
The lion that walked through your yard
October 11, 2024
Grizzly and black bears remind humans that we are not at the top of the food chain in Ӱ. Ancient Ӱns shared the grasslands with possibly an even more terrifying predator -- the American lion.
Ocean glider opens new 'tool kit' in crab tracking efforts
October 08, 2024
A remotely piloted underwater glider is showing promise as a tool to track crabs in the Bering Sea, where their numbers have plummeted. The Ӱ Department of Fish and Game and the University of Ӱ Fairbanks have tested the glider Shackleton for the past three years to locate tagged crabs.
Ӱ peregrine falcon numbers drop again
October 03, 2024
Skip Ambrose has floated the upper Yukon River almost every year since Richard Nixon was President. Back then, in 1973, only 12 pairs of peregrine falcons perched at nest sites over a 180-mile stretch of river.
Red aurora rare enough to be special
September 26, 2024
Charles Deehr will never forget his first red aurora. On Feb. 11, 1958, Deehr was a student at Reed College in Portland, Ore. He asked a Fulbright student from Norway named Tone to the Portland Symphony that night.
Wood frogs: farthest-north amphibian cannibals
September 19, 2024
Their staccato voices can make a muskeg bog as loud as a city street, though most are so small they could sit in a coffee cup without scraping their noses.