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Deep thawing soil will keep roads rough

July 23, 2026

Before being patched with thick black asphalt during recent weeks, the roads across Goldstream Creek's swampy valley bucked my car like a whitewater raft in the Nenana River canyon.
Lynx life near the Haul Road

July 16, 2026

From the edge of the Coldfoot truck stop, a pair of yellow eyes in a softly severe, silver face looks out from dense willows and alders.
Berry workshops planned in Bethel, Aniak

July 14, 2026

The �ֻ�ֱ�� Tribes Extension program and the Rural �ֻ�ֱ�� Community Action Program are sponsoring berry-related workshops in Bethel and Aniak in early August. Led by Tribes Extension educator Heidi Rader and Chugiak berry grower Josh Smith, the workshops will be held in Bethel on Sunday, Aug. 2, and in Aniak on Aug. 3-4.
National Science Foundation funds UAF-led critical minerals coalition

July 14, 2026

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced today that it will fund a major critical minerals project led by the �ֻ�ֱ��. The regional collaboration aims to reduce the nation's dependence on imported critical minerals used in everyday products and important to national security.
Time capsule: Mosquito molestation motivates minor migrations

July 13, 2026

Enough mosquitoes perch on my tent these nights that they could airlift Jane and me to their favorite bog if they all latched on and lifted at once. Fortunately, mosquitoes don't have very big brains.
�ֻ�ֱ�� agricultural science on display at 2026 field days

July 08, 2026

�ֻ�ֱ�� agricultural and natural resource researchers will give presentations on their work during two field days at �ֻ�ֱ��'s experiment farms in July. UAF's Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension invites farmers, gardeners and community members to tour the fields and farms and learn through presentations, tours and discussions at these free educational events.
Unusual seismic signal detected in 2025 central �ֻ�ֱ�� earthquake

July 07, 2026

An unusual seismic signal recorded less than a minute before a widely felt magnitude 4.2 earthquake in central �ֻ�ֱ�� may have given scientists a rare look at how earthquakes begin.
New handbook explores Arctic energy shifts

July 06, 2026

A new book featuring the work of multiple �ֻ�ֱ�� researchers maps the complex landscape of energy use and security in the Arctic.
Flying for science (and the occasional sled dog)

July 02, 2026

A Cessna 185 zigzagged a tight back-and-forth pattern along �ֻ�ֱ��'s southern coast earlier this summer, the pilot intent on his mission to measure the ocean's response to summer glacier melt. �ֻ�ֱ�� State Climatologist Martin Stuefer gazed down from the belly of the plane via a hyperspectral imaging camera he had mounted there.
First Americans hunted largest game through Western Hemisphere

July 01, 2026

New research led by a �ֻ�ֱ�� archaeologist reveals that the earliest Native Americans had highly specialized diets, primarily hunting the largest animals on the landscape, and they targeted these megafauna consistently from �ֻ�ֱ�� to South America.
Conversations to connect us -- '�ֻ�ֱ�� Voices' on public radio

June 30, 2026

"�ֻ�ֱ�� Voices" is back on the radio across the state this summer. Airing on four public stations, the six-episode series highlights climate adaptation lessons.
Art-and-science exhibit depicts farming and permafrost interactions

June 25, 2026

An art-and-science exhibit explores the complexities of permafrost and its effects on farmers' lives. Installed along the path on West Tanana Drive, which parallels the Georgeson Botanical Garden, is the Permafrost Grown Art and Science Walk. This exhibit showcases art made by farmers and �ֻ�ֱ�� researchers who participated in Permafrost Grown, a project studying the interactions between permafrost and agriculture.
Our large army of little green shield bugs comes and goes

June 25, 2026

The tiny flying green annoyances seemed to be more numerous than usual in late May and early June."They" are the birch shield bug, Elasmostethus interstinctus. They are native to �ֻ�ֱ�� and are about the size of a small blueberry.
A bird and a puzzling sound lead to discovery

June 18, 2026

I walked around outside our Two Rivers home early one morning, as I sometimes do. It was mid-May and we were about ready to head to work. The birds had recently returned. I heard American robins, black-capped chickadees, a ruby-crowned kinglet and a Swainson's thrush in our woods above Potlatch Creek. A raven flew over our sled dogs.
�ֻ�ֱ�� kelp farms have varied effects on marine CO2 levels

June 15, 2026

�ֻ�ֱ�� kelp farms, which have been viewed as a potential boon for reducing local carbon-dioxide levels, have surprisingly murky effects on atmospheric CO2 removal, according to a new study.
Time capsule: How to win the ice pool

June 12, 2026

One sure way to win the Nenana Ice Classic is to invest $100,800 to buy 50,400 tickets, one on each minute from about April 18 to May 22. Someone else probably will win, too, so you will probably lose money.
Week highlights work against invasive species in �ֻ�ֱ��

June 10, 2026

�ֻ�ֱ�� Gov. Mike Dunleavy has designated the week of June 14-20, 2026, as �ֻ�ֱ�� Invasive Species Awareness Week, which highlights the work of groups such as the �ֻ�ֱ�� Invasive Species Partnership to manage invasive species in �ֻ�ֱ��.
Salmon tagging data could help trawlers reduce bycatch

June 08, 2026

A �ֻ�ֱ�� research team has translated a trove of data from a Chinook salmon tagging program into a predictive model that could help reduce bycatch by fishing trawlers. Chinook salmon range from the ocean's surface to depths where trawl nets target groundfish species. The researchers' model uses more than 700,000 data points between Southeast �ֻ�ֱ�� and the Bering Sea to predict how Chinook will be distributed across the water column. With that information, trawlers can potentially adjust their operations to reduce inadvertent salmon catches.
LARS open for summer tours

June 08, 2026

The �ֻ�ֱ��' Large Animal Research Station is open for the 2026 summer season. Public tours are available every day at 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. Tour guests will see and learn about muskox, reindeer and wood bison.
Deep-sea expedition uncovers dozens of new species

June 05, 2026

An international team of experts discovered over two dozen new marine species on a recent expedition off the coast of Brazil in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean. The science team, which included �ֻ�ֱ�� researcher Russ Hopcroft, used advanced technologies to explore the ocean's midwater, the zone between the sunlit layer and the seafloor. It can take scientists decades to identify and describe new species, but the combination of technology and expertise enabled the team to confirm 31 new species within a matter of days.