When the history of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is written years from now, one of the most notable consequences might prove to be the damage done to science by scientists or those who […]
Killing science
Alaska kills
The 2022 climbing season in the Alaska Range is again off to a grim start with the first man up Mount Denali dead and a woman earlier flown out of the range […]
Clean fishing
The handwriting might be on the wall for the commercial gillnet fisheries targeting Columbia River salmon in the wake of a new study documenting how almost unbelievably clean it is to fish […]
Pandemics 2.0
With the avian pandemic having now reached Alaska and the human disease Covid-19 gone endemic, maybe it’s time to take a deep breath and contemplate nature’s role in population dynamics. For almost […]
The ever war
The state of Alaska and the federal government appear headed toward yet another tussle over the long controversial and divisive issue of “subsistence,” but this time with a twist. Not only are […]
The propagandist
The woman who filled the roll of “fisheries reporter” for Alaska’s largest newspaper for years has retired with an admission of what was obvious to fishery-educated readers a long-time ago: She was […]
Alaska’s UFO
Look, in the sky, it’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s glowing blob of gas. Blame the Chinese. Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in collaboration with colleagues from Harvard University […]
Pure entertainment
In these days of make culture-war not any sort of peace, Sarah Palin, the former governor for all pit bulls, might well be the best Alaskan to fill the now vacant seat […]
Lost in the trees
Mainstream East Coast media have finally discovered that scientists from around the Pacific Rim are trying to sort out the secret lives of salmon at sea in hopes of unraveling what has […]
Iditahell
UPDATE (May 12, 2022): The Iditarod Trail Committee today revealed it has modified the penalities imposed on mushers Michelle Phillips and Mille Porsild, restored them to their positions in the finishing order […]
