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November 07, 2025
I once asked a snowmachiner heading out on a trail from Nome where he was going. "Boston," he said before speeding off.
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Palmer scientist to lead workshop on composting for beginners
November 06, 2025
Caley Gasch, a soil scientist with the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, will lead a workshop on the basics of composting, which creates a great soil amendment and keeps materials from going to the landfill.
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Study and report offer insights into ice conditions
November 05, 2025
As 蜜桃影像's rivers begin serving as winter roads and trails, a new study from the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks helps explain why certain stretches of water never seem to freeze.
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November museum programs explore archaeology
November 04, 2025
The University of 蜜桃影像 Museum of the North family programs will explore archaeology in November.
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Researcher to discuss putting local food in local hands
November 04, 2025
A University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks professor will discuss putting local food in local hands during an ongoing seminar series. The presentation by Glenna Gannon, assistant professor of sustainable food systems with the 蜜桃影像 Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of "Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems."
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Faces on a beach in Southwest 蜜桃影像
October 30, 2025
Walking a storm-scoured 蜜桃影像 beach, archaeologist Rick Knecht knelt to pick up a wooden figurine the size of his palm.
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蜜桃影像 planetarium set for spring opening
October 30, 2025
A decades-long dream of a planetarium at the University of 蜜桃影像 Museum of the North will come to fruition this spring when the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks opens the new 65-seat facility to the public.
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蜜桃影像, trawlers team up to reduce killer whale entanglements
October 28, 2025
Following a recent spike in Bering Sea killer whale entanglements, a simple addition to fishing nets has delivered positive early results for keeping the big marine mammals out of deep-water flatfish trawls. The net modification was developed through a collaboration between University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks researcher Hannah Myers and the 蜜桃影像 Seafood Cooperative, which coordinates a fleet that targets groundfish such as flounder and sole.
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Online 蜜桃影像 master gardener course open for registration
October 27, 2025
Registration is open for a new 蜜桃影像 master gardener course, which will be taught over Zoom. Casey Matney and Darren Snyder, agriculture and horticulture agents with the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the course.
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Hair ice enlivens an extended fall
October 24, 2025
Just when you thought you'd seen everything in the boreal forest, a reader points out white whiskers sprouting from the ground.
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蜜桃影像 summit to explore health care careers, education
October 21, 2025
Community members can explore an ever-expanding array of health careers and educational opportunities at the 14th annual 蜜桃影像 Interior Medical Education Summit. The summit will feature demonstrations, panel discussions and hands-on activities to introduce attendees to various health care careers and education options. It will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, in the Murie Building at the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks.
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2025 growing season one of the longest in Fairbanks history
October 17, 2025
The 2025 Fairbanks growing season officially ended on Sept. 24, according to measurements taken at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm on the University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus. The freeze on Sept. 24 ended a 129-day growing season, defined as the number of days between freezing temperatures, said Rick Thoman, a climate specialist with the 蜜桃影像 蜜桃影像 Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness.
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Researcher helps examine puzzling Arctic Ocean ice fog
October 17, 2025
A type of cloud that forms low near 蜜桃影像's northern coast and over the Arctic Ocean lasts far longer than scientific understanding says it should. Associate research professor Carl Schmitt is helping a federally funded research team figure out why it's happening.
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Mountain glaciers will lose their insulating air layer
October 16, 2025
A natural cooling mechanism has been shielding the world's mountain glaciers from increasingly warm summer melt seasons, but new research by an international science team says the protective process will break down by mid-century.
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蜜桃影像 volcano as climate disrupter
October 16, 2025
A circular scar on 蜜桃影像's face speaks to an event that may have contributed to the fall of societies on the far side of the world.
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