Alaska State Troopers say a hiker killed by a bear on the Kenai Peninsula earlier this week was so badly mauled that they are waiting on autopsy results to officially confirm his […]
Grisly death
Resilience
Water giants washing away the walls of Canyon Creek/Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area “The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break […]
Masks and guns
If you live in Alaska, there are situations in which a firearm just might save you from being mauled or killed by a grizzly bear. With the SARS-CoV-2 virus on the loose, […]
We were warned
How long have doctors been warning us about the risks of obesity? Long before the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, they were cautioning against a dangerous epidemic tied to our visibly spreading waistlines. “Will All […]
Be happy
In this the holiday season in a United States heavy on fear, anger and acrimony, could there be a better time to look at the data on how far we have come […]
Aging fast
Leave it to science to mess up that belief your 4- or 5-year-old dog is in the prime of life and should be a top-level performer for years to come. After tracking […]
Thanks, buddy
Yes, this might be a little hard to believe – and cat people might choose to argue – but scientists have concluded a dog could add years to your life. “Dog ownership […]
Olden days
The difference between hunting for your dinner and shopping for it is writ in the reminder of how easy life in the modern Western world. It is so easy most just take […]
All cracked up
Before ice-covered Portage Lake east of Alaska’s largest city came alive this week, skater Paxson Woelber heard the ominous crack of a glacier near its head as did the acquaintance standing […]
The last video
Young Austrian Aidan Don was never supposed to die in a cold river in Alaska. The 49th state was supposed to be but another stop along the way in […]
